Reliability of isokinetic concentric and eccentric knee and elbow extension and flexion in 9/10 year old boys

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-115

  Deighan, M A ^a   De Ste Croix, M B A ^a   Armstrong, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; LEG EXERCISE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0038613576     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-2003-0136     Document Type: Article

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