The effects of aqua exercise on balance function in middle-aged women

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 357-364

  Hara, Taketaka ^a   Yoshikawa, Takahiro ^a   Nakao, Hayato ^a   Wang, Lixin ^a   Suzuki, Takashi ^a   Fujimoto, Shigeo ^a  

^a Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aqua exercise; Balance function; Balance training

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547194886     PISSN: 0039906X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7600/jspfsm.56.357     Document Type: Article

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