Retention of safe diving skills

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-165

  Blitvich, J D ^a   McElroy, G K ^a   Blanksby, B A ^b   Parker, H E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVING; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HEAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MEASUREMENT; SAFETY; SKILL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SWIMMING; TIME; TRAINING; VELOCITY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0042662919     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(03)80251-7     Document Type: Article

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