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Relationship between lower extremity alignment, adductor longus muscle architecture and anaerobic power parameters in adolescent football players Cover

Relationship between lower extremity alignment, adductor longus muscle architecture and anaerobic power parameters in adolescent football players

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37190/abb/209793 | Journal eISSN: 2450-6303 | Journal ISSN: 1509-409X
Language: English
Page range: 93 - 101
Submitted on: May 22, 2025
Accepted on: Aug 21, 2025
Published on: Dec 11, 2025
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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