Injuries in the sport of racewalking

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 122-129

  Francis, Peter R ^a   Richman, Niles M ^a   Patterson, Patricia ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Footwear; Injury prediction; Training; Walking surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347860851     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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