Does deep water running reduce exercise-induced breast discomfort?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 879-883

  McGhee, Deirdre E ^a   Steele, Julie R ^a   Power, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MASTALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RUNNING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BREAST; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMERSION; PAIN; RUNNING; WATER;

EID: 36849073355     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.036251     Document Type: Article

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