Gender differences in wheelchair marathon performance – Oita International Wheelchair Marathon from 1983 to 2011

Romuald Lepers1 INSERM U1093, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France

Paul J Stapley2 School of Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Beat Knechtle3 Institute of General Practice and Health Services Research, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;4 Gesundheitszentrum St Gallen, St Gallen, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]

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