Development, Reliability, and Validity of a Multistage Dance Specific Aerobic Fitness Test (DAFT)

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 80-84

  Wyon, Matthew ^a   Redding, Emma ^b   Abt, Grant ^c   Head, Andrew ^d   Sharp, N Craig C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA   (United Kingdom)

^c Laban Dance Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 24944530955     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0300700302     Document Type: Article

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