International Paralympic Committee position stand-background and scientific principles of classification in Paralympic sport

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-269

  Tweedy, Sean M ^a   Vanlandewijck, Y C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLASSIFICATION; DISABLED PERSON; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FITNESS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SPORT;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DISABLED PERSONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SPORTS;

EID: 79959510887     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.065060     Document Type: Review

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