Long-Term training induces specific adaptations on the physique of rhythmic sports and female artistic gymnasts

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 1-13

  Douda, Helen ^a   Laparidis, Konstantinos ^a   Tokmakidis, Savvas P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Body composition; Growth; Gymnasts; Kinanthropometry; Unilateral adaptation

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549095364     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390200072304     Document Type: Article

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