Case study: Effect of handrim diameter on performance in a paralympic wheelchair athlete

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-363

  Costa, Gabriel Brizuela ^a   Rubio, Miguel Polo ^b   Belloch, Salvador Llana ^a   Soriano, Pedro Pérez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART RATE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPORTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 73349117203     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: 15432777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.26.4.352     Document Type: Article

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