The Oxford dictionary of sports science & medicine / Dictionary of sports science & medicine Oxford dictionary of sports science and medicine [compiled by] Michael Kent. - 3rd ed. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006. - vii, 612 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Rev. ed. of: The Oxford dictionary of sports science and medicine. 2nd ed. 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 611-612).

"The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine, Third Edition, gives comprehensive and authoritative definitions of nearly 8000 terms. All major areas are covered, including exercise psychology, sports nutrition, biomechanics, anatomy, sports sociology, training principles and techniques and sports injury and rehabilitation" "The dictionary will be an invaluable aid to students, coaches, athletes and anyone wanting instant access to the scientific principles, anatomical structures, and physiological, sociological and psychological processes that affect sporting performance. It will also be of interest to the general reader interested in sports science and medicine terminology."--BOOK JACKET.

9780198568506 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780199210893 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0198568509 (hardback : alk. paper) 0199210896 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Sports medicine--Dictionaries.
Sports sciences--Dictionaries.

RC1206 / .O94 2006

617.1/02703