Role of sleep in performance and recovery of athletes: A review article

South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 167-184

  Venter, Rachel E ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Athletes; Recovery; Sleep; Sport performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861307708     PISSN: 03799069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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