Does Pilates Training Benefit Dancers?: An Appraisal of Pilates Research Literature

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 46-50

  Bernardo, Lisa Marie ^a   Nagle, Elizabeth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 38549171450     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X06010001-210     Document Type: Review

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