Body composition and ballet injuries: A preliminary study

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Twitchett, Emily ^a   Angioi, Manuela ^a   Metsios, Giorgos S ^c   Koutedakis, Yiannis ^a,b   Wyon, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CALCULATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOMATOTYPE; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 54849441237     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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