Technology in Paralympic sport: Performance enhancement or essential for performance?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Burkett, Brendan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DISABLED PERSONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FORECASTING; HUMANS; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 77950168853     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067249     Document Type: Article

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