COMPARISON OF LOWER LIMB KINEMATICS OF MIDDLE-DISTANCE RUNNERS DURING TREADMILL RUNNING Leonardo Alexandre Peyre Tartaruga, Ana Carolina Chaves Larronda, Jefferson (original) (raw)
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