Gender differences in the physical demands of British Army recruit training

Military Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 811-816

  Blacker, Sam D ^a   Wilkinson, David M ^a   Rayson, Mark P ^a  

^a Optimal Performance Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77949411937     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-01-3708     Document Type: Article

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