Body composition and performance in cross-country skiing

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 971-975

  Larsson, Peter ^a,b   Henriksson Larsen K ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Department of Surgical and Perioperative Science ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; dGPS; DXA; Lean body mass; Satellite

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKIING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COFILIN 2; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SKIING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749201198     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038735     Document Type: Article

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