Influence of temperature and protocol on the calibration of the Computrainer electromagnetically-braked cycling ergometer

International SportMed Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-76

  Davison, R C Richard ^a   Corbett, Jo ^b   Ansley, Les ^c  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comparison; Cycling; Ergometer; SRM

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249098074     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15283356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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