Analysis of male and female athletes’ muscle activation patterns during running, cutting, and jumping

ACL Injuries in the Female Athlete: Causes, Impacts, and Conditioning Programs

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 149-168

  Ebben, William P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PARKSIDE   (United States)

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EID: 84895070206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32592-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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