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Anthropometrica : a textbook of body measurement for sports and health courses
Kevin Norton,Tim Olds +1 more
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A core textbook of anthopometry - human body measurement - for sports science and human movement courses, with applications in ergonomics, psychology, nutrition, physiology and other health subjects.Abstract:
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