Physiology of Cross Country Skiing

Handbook of Sports Medicine and Science, Cross Country Skiing

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1-31

  Rusko, Heikki ^a  

^a KIHU Research Institute for Olympic Sports   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Circulation; Cross country skiing; Oxygen transport; Physiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956676967     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470693834.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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