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Postural Changes and Aerodynamic Forces in Alpine Skiing

KAZTJHIKO WATANABE Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Toho University, 5-21-16 Omori-nishi, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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TATSUYUKI OHTSUKI Laboratory of Exorcise Physiology, Faculty of Education, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanView further author information
Pages 121-131 | Published online: 25 Apr 2007

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