Common student misconceptions in exercise physiology and biochemistry

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 142-146

  Morton, James P ^a   Doran, Dominic A ^a   MacLaren, Don P M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Prerequisite knowledge; Sport science

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149084922     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00095.2007     Document Type: Article

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