Body composition and physical performance measures in elite female football players: differences across playing positions and associations with kicking velocity and curve sprint performance | Movement & Sport Sciences

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Issue		Mov Sport Sci/Sci Mot Number 117, 2022


Page(s)		47 - 56
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2022014
Published online		10 August 2022

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