Master's performance in the New York City Marathon 1983-1999

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 408-412

  Jokl, P ^a   Sethi, P M ^a   Cooper, A J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SPORTS MEDICINE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEW YORK CITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3843130894     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2002.003566     Document Type: Article

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