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. 2002 Dec;36(6):396–402. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.36.6.396

A biomechanical review of factors affecting rowing performance

A Baudouin 1, D Hawkins 1, S Seiler 1
PMCID: PMC1724573  PMID: 12453833

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