Martial arts as sport and therapy

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 96-102

  Burke, D T ^a   Al Adawi, S ^b   Lee, Y T ^a   Audette, J ^a  

^a and Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program   (United States)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Martial arts; Phisical fitness; Sports

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; HUMAN; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPORT;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MARTIAL ARTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 34247398766     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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