The Application of Single-Case Research Designs to Study Elite Athletes' Conditioning: An Update

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 157-166

  Kinugasa, Taisuke ^a  

^a Performance Enhancement Institute   (Singapore)

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EID: 84870871014     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2012.709578     Document Type: Article

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