Effects of rowing on humeral strength

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 293-302

  Weiss, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amerinds; Cross sectional morphology; Robusticity

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE REMODELING; BONE STRENGTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMERUS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MALE; OCEANS AND SEAS;

EID: 0042591547     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10240     Document Type: Article

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