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The influence of flywheel weight and pedalling frequency on the biomechanics and physiological responses to bicycle exercise†

ROBERT P. PATTERSON Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, U.S.A.
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JERI L. PEARSON Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, U.S.A.
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STEVEN V. FISHER St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55101, U.S.A.
Pages 659-668 | Received 07 May 1982, Published online: 31 May 2007

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