Anthropometry of young competitive sport rock climbers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 420-424

  Watts, P B ^a   Joubert, L M ^a   Lish, A K ^a   Mast, J D ^a   Wilkins, B ^a  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLIMBING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTION TEST; HAND; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUVENILE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SKIING; SKINFOLD; SPORT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0141888246     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.37.5.420     Document Type: Article

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