Influence of ethnic origin on predictive parameters of performance in sprint running in prepubertal boys

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 798-802

  Babel, K ^a   Hertogh, C ^a   Hue, O ^a,b  

^a Equipe RAPID   (France)

^b UAG   (France)

Author keywords

Ethnic predisposition; Predictive variables; Prepubertal boys; Sprint performance

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREPUBERTY; RUNNING;

ACCELERATION; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 27844508643     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-830562     Document Type: Article

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