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Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Volume 56, 1985 - Issue 2
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Age-Related Differences in Muscular Strength and Muscular Endurance among Female Masters Swimmers

Gail M. Dummer Department of Health and Physical Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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David H. Clarke Department of Physical Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Paul Vaccaro Department of Physical Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Lee Vander Velden Department of Physical Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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Allan H. Goldfarb Department of Physical Education, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA
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James M. Sockler Physical Education Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80525, USA
Pages 97-102 | Accepted 28 Aug 1984, Published online: 22 Feb 2013

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