Evaluating the Kikuhime pressure monitor for use with sports compression clothing

Sports Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 55-60

  Brophy Williams, N ^a,b   Driller, M W ^a,b   Halson, S L ^a,b   Fell, J W ^b   Shing, C M ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

In situ; Interface pressure; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893981080     PISSN: 13697072     EISSN: 14602687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12283-013-0125-z     Document Type: Article

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