Getting to the core of the matter

Strength and Conditioning Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 50-53

  Brown, Todd D ^a  

^a Essential Element LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Construct; Evaluation; Scientific review; Stabilization; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646465922     PISSN: 15241602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00126548-200604000-00010     Document Type: Review

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