Is three-dimensional anthropometric analysis as good as traditional anthropometric analysis in predicting junior rowing performance?

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1241-1248

  Schranz, Natasha ^a   Tomkinson, Grant ^a   Olds, Tim ^a   Petkov, John ^a   Hahn, Allan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D anthropometry; adolescents; dimensionality; proportionality; rowing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHIP; SPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY SIZE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SHIPS; SPORTS;

EID: 84865161263     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.696204     Document Type: Article

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