Critical speed and endurance capacity in young swimmers: Effects of gender and age

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 353-363

  Greco, Camila Coelho ^a   Denadai, Benedito Sérgio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION; SWIMMING; VELOCITY;

EID: 27744557868     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.17.4.353     Document Type: Article

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