Is postural control affected by expertise in alpine skiing?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 835-837

  Noé, Frederic ^a   Paillard, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY POSTURE; COMPETITION; EXPERT SYSTEM; EYELID CLOSURE; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SHOE; SKIING; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANKLE INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKIING; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 27644570650     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.018127     Document Type: Article

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