Reliability of assessing indices of isokinetic leg strength in pubertal soccer players

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 436-445

  Iga, John ^a   George, Keith ^a   Lees, Adrian ^a   Reilly, Thomas ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOM ERROR; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TORQUE;

EID: 34547153210     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.18.4.436     Document Type: Article

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