Tolerance and conditioning to neuro-muscular electrical stimulation within and between sessions and gender

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-405

  Alon, Gad ^a   Smith, Gerald V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditioning; Gender; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645972260     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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