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Published in: Sports Medicine 2/2019

01-02-2019 | Letter to the Editor

Authors’ Reply to Cross et al.: Comment on: “The Effectiveness of Resisted Sled Training (RST) for Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”

Authors: Pedro E. Alcaraz, Jorge Carlos-Vivas, Bruno O. Oponjuru, Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 2/2019

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Metadata
Title
Authors’ Reply to Cross et al.: Comment on: “The Effectiveness of Resisted Sled Training (RST) for Sprint Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”
Authors
Pedro E. Alcaraz
Jorge Carlos-Vivas
Bruno O. Oponjuru
Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez
Publication date
01-02-2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Sports Medicine / Issue 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-01037-x

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