A Primer on Measuring Dancer Capacities

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-9

  Welsh, Thomas M ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84917365433     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0300700101     Document Type: Editorial

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