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Comparison of Kinetic Characteristics of Footwork during Stroke in Table Tennis: Cross-Step and Chasse Step
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Comparison of Kinetic Characteristics of Footwork during Stroke in Table Tennis: Cross-Step and Chasse Step

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Forces under the foot

J P Pollard, L P Le Quesne, J W Tappin

    Journal of Biomedical Engineering
    |January 1, 1983
    PubMed

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