Hormonal responses in heavy training and recovery periods in an elite male weightlifter

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-561

  Wu, Ching Lin ^a   Hung, Wei ^b   Wang, Shin Yuan ^b   Chang, Chen Kang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (Taiwan)

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EID: 57349140816     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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