Isokinetic leg strength profile of elite male basketball players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1332-1337

  Bradic, Asim ^a   Bradic, Josipa ^b   Pasalic, Emir ^a   Markovic, Goran ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Body size; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949100575     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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