Body composition assessment and minimal weight recommendations for high school wrestlers

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 262-265

  Wagner, Dale R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body fat; Skinfolds; Wrestling

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042884891     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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