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Erschienen in: Sports Medicine 7/2020

08.05.2020 | Letter to the Editor

‘Comment on: “The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness”

verfasst von: Nicholas T. Kruse

Erschienen in: Sports Medicine | Ausgabe 7/2020

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Metadaten
Titel
‘Comment on: “The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness”
verfasst von
Nicholas T. Kruse
Publikationsdatum
08.05.2020
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Sports Medicine / Ausgabe 7/2020
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01291-y

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