Three-compartment body composition changes in elite rugby league players during a super league season,measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1024-1029

  Harley, Jamie A ^a   Hind, Karen ^b   O'Hara, John P ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; DXA; Elite sport; Team sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FITNESS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953840389     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc21fb     Document Type: Article

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