Underwater fin swimming in women with reference to fin selection

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 75-85

  Pendergast, D R ^a   Mollendorf, J ^a   Logue, C ^a   Samimy, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Fins; Kick frequency; Oxygen consumption; SCUBA diving; Thrust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWIMMING;

ADULT; AEROBIOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIVING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRICTION; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SEX FACTORS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SWIMMING;

EID: 0038265363     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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