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S Spanoudaki1, M Maridaki, M Tsironi

  • 1Department of Sports Medicine & Biology of Physical Activity, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Science, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. sspanoud@yahoo.gr

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
|September 16, 2010
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