Effect of gender on the adaptation of arm coordination in front crawl

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-223

  Seifert, L ^a,b   Boulesteix, L ^a   Chollet, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Biomechanics; Coordination; Gender; Motor control; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX RATIO; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 1942505922     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45253     Document Type: Article

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