Aerobic capacity and peak power output of elite quadriplegic games players

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 684-687

  Goosey Tolfrey, V ^a,b   Castle, P ^c   Webborn, N ^a,c  

^a British Paralympic Association   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ERGOMETER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPORT;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUADRIPLEGIA; TENNIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 33746913101     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.026815     Document Type: Article

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