Ultramarathon trail running comparison of performance-matched men and women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1681-1686

  Hoffman, Martin D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic exercise; Exercise; Sex differences; Sport

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66149145284     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318177eb63     Document Type: Article

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