Assessment and interpretation of isokinetic muscle strength during growth and maturation

Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 727-743

  De Ste Croix, Mark B A ^a   Deighan, Martine A ^a   Armstrong, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; DYNAMOMETRY; GRAVITY; GROWTH; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MATURATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR SYSTEM; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0041660779     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200333100-00002     Document Type: Review

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