Physiological measurements and analyses in motor sports: A preliminary study in racing kart athletes

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 397-406

  Takehiro, Yamakoshi ^a   Matsumura, Kenta ^b   Yamakoshi, Yasuhiro ^c   Hirose, Hajime ^d   Rolfe, Peter ^e,f  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KINJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Oxford BioHorizons Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f Harbin ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Blood pressure; Core body temperature; Heart rate; Kart racing

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149440477     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461391003699112     Document Type: Article

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