Differences in body components and the significance of rehabilitation for taekwondo athletes compared to nonathletes

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 203-208

  Lee, Won Deok ^a   Lee, Lim Kyu ^a   Kim, Bokyung ^b   Kim, Junghwan ^a  

^a Yongin University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body components; Rehabilitation; Taekwondo athletes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOMATOTYPE; THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE; TOTAL BODY WATER;

EID: 84873256592     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13530-012-0137-2     Document Type: Article

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