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The multi-stage fitness test as a predictor of endurance fitness in wheelchair athletes

Victoria L. Goosey-Tolfrey Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Centre for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Alsager, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Keith Tolfrey Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Centre for Biophysical and Clinical Research into Human Movement, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Alsager, UK
Pages 511-517 | Accepted 10 Aug 2007, Published online: 20 May 2008

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Erica H. Gavel, Heather Z. Macrae, Vicky L. Goosey-Tolfrey & Heather M. Logan-Sprenger. (2023) Reliability of anaerobic and aerobic mobility performance tests used in wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis: A systematic review. Journal of Sports Sciences 41:12, pages 1146-1170.
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