A multiyear approach to student-driven investigations in exercise physiology

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-355

  Fitz Patrick, Kathleen A ^a   Campisi, Jay ^a  

^a MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fitness assessment; Fitness database; Human performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 74549150597     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00056.2009     Document Type: Article

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