Cross-sectional area and muscular strength: A brief review

Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 987-994

  Jones, Eric J ^a   Bishop, Phil A ^b   Woods, Amanda K ^b   Green, James M ^b  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 56749174413     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00007256-200838120-00003     Document Type: Review

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