Not much more than g? An examination of the impact of intelligence on NFL performance

Human Performance

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 225-245

  Lyons, Brian D ^a   Hoffman, Brian J ^b   Michel, John W ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449562884     PISSN: 08959285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08959280902970401     Document Type: Article

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