Fitness, performance, and risk of injury in British Army Officer cadets

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 428-434

  Harwood, Georgina E ^a   Rayson, Mark P ^a   Nevill, Alan M ^b  

^a Optimal Performance Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PERFORMANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0344690140     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.6.428     Document Type: Article

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