Age- and sex-associated variation in neuromuscular capacities of adolescent distance runners

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 551-557

  Eisenmann, Joey C ^a   Malina, Robert M ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Differences between the sexes; Motor performance; Physical fitness; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; RESEARCH; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0038498073     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000101845     Document Type: Article

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