Differences in gender and performance in off-road triathlon

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1555-1562

  Lepers, Romuald ^a   Stapley, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Differences between the sexes; Mountain biking; Running; Swimming; Xterra

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWIMMING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS; SWIMMING;

EID: 78649749729     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2010.517545     Document Type: Article

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