Baseball throwing mechanics as they relate to pathology and performance - A review

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Whiteley, Rod ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Analysis; Baseball; Biomechanics; Injury; Pitching; Throwing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947235041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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