Relationships between somatotype, anthropometry and physical fitness variables in untrained university students

Journal of Physical Education and Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-104

  Masoud, Nikbakht ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Physical fitness factors; Somatotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960269141     PISSN: 22478051     EISSN: 2247806X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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