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A biomechanical analysis of good and poor performers of the vertical jump

Athanasios Vanezis Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Campus, Webster Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK
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Adrian Lees Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Henry Cotton Campus, Webster Street, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1594-1603 | Published online: 20 Feb 2007

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