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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Development of a new isometric strength test using an isoinertial-based weight machine

Jesper Augustsson Department of Orthopaedics at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; School of Sport Science, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Magnus Bruno Department of Orthopaedics at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Joakim Swärd Department of Orthopaedics at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Pages 81-86 | Received 23 Jul 2009, Accepted 15 Feb 2010, Published online: 23 Mar 2010

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