Concentric isokinetic knee torque characteristics of female Volleyball athletes

Isokinetics and Exercise Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 111-114

  Stocker, B D ^a   Nyland, J ^a   Caborn, D N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentric knee flexors extensors; Volleyball

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042477996     PISSN: 09593020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ies-1996-53-401     Document Type: Article

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