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Biomechanical Profile of the Muscles of the Upper Limbs in Sport Climbers

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|May 2018

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjst-2018-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2082-8799 | Journal ISSN: 1899-1998
Language: English
Page range: 10 - 15
Submitted on: Sep 4, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 13, 2017
Published on: May 11, 2018
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2018 Robert Staszkiewicz, Robert Rokowski, Michail L. Michailov, Tomasz Ręgwelski, Zbigniew Szyguła, published by University of Physical Education in Warsaw
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