Bilateral symmetry and the competitive standard attained in elite and sub-elite sport

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 201-211

  Tomkinson, Grant R ^a   Popović, Nick ^b   Martin, Max ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Sydney Kings Basketball   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Bilateral symmetry; Developmental stability; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; AUSTRALIA; BASKETBALL; BIOMECHANICS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITION; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SPORT; SPORTS MEDICINE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BASKETBALL; HUMANS; MALE; SOCCER;

EID: 12444314027     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000071029a     Document Type: Article

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