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01-09-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Comment on “Biological Background of Block Periodized Endurance Training: A Review”

Authors: John Kiely, Craig Pickering, Israel Halperin

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 9/2019

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Title: Comment on “Biological Background of Block Periodized Endurance Training: A Review”
Authors: John Kiely
Craig Pickering
Israel Halperin
Publication date: 01-09-2019
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Sports Medicine / Issue 9/2019
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01114-9

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