Influence of glove type on mobility performance for wheelchair rugby players

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 559-570

  Mason, Barry S ^a   Van Der Woude, L H V ^b   Goosey Tolfrey, V L ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Sports performance; Wheelchair athletes; Wheelchair propulsion

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HUMAN; MALE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SKILL; WHEELCHAIR SPORT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOOTBALL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPORTS MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS MEDICINE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 67649826198     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3181aa41c5     Document Type: Article

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