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POSITION STATEMENT

Position statement: Testing physical condition in a population – how good are the methods?

Torben J⊘rgensen Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lars B. Andersen Department of Sports Medicine, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Karsten Froberg Institute of Sport Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Urs Maeder Swiss Federal Institute of Sport, Magglingen, Switzerland
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Lisa von Huth Smith Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
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Mette Aadahl Research Centre for Prevention and Health, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark
Pages 257-267 | Published online: 24 Aug 2009

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