Preseason to Postseason Changes in Body Composition of Professional Ballet Dancers

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 56-59

  Micheli, Lyle J ^a   Cassella, Michelina ^a   Faigenbaum, Avery D ^b   Southwick, Heather ^a   Ho, Vanessa ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

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EID: 54849431760     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0500900202     Document Type: Article

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