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Eccentric Exercise: Physiology and Application in Sport and Rehabilitation by Hans Hoppeler
Call Number: USM Stacks QP301 .H68 2015

Publication Date: 2014
Essentials of Athletic Injury Management, 9ed. by William E. Prentice & Daniel D. Arnheim
Call Number: USM Stacks RC1210 .A749 2013

Publication Date: 2013
Fundamentals of Sport and Exercise Psychology by Alan Kornspan
Call Number: USM Stacks GV706.4 .K667 2009

ISBN: 9780736074476

Publication Date: 2009

The Engineering Approach to Winter Sports (E-book) by Francesco Braghin (Editor); Federico Cheli (Editor); Stefano Maldifassi (Editor); Stefano Melzi (Editor); Edoardo Sabbioni (Editor)
Call Number: E-book; click title above for access

ISBN: 9781493930203

Publication Date: 2016
Psychosocial Strategies for Athletic Training (E-book) by Megan D. Granquist; Jennifer Hamson-Utley; Laura J. Kenow; Jennifer Ostrowski
Call Number: E-book; click title above for access

ISBN: 9780803638174

Publication Date: 2015

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Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND)
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America)
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
British Association of Sport & Exercise Medicine (BASEM)
Maine Athletic Trainers' Association (MATA)
National Athletic Trainer's Association (NATA)
National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC)
National Institutes of Health
Health, science, research, grants, and community information related to health.
National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)
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American Journal of Sports Medicine

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed. (book) by American Psychological Association
Call Number: POR, GOR, & LAC Reference BF76.7 .P83 2020

ISBN: 9781433832161

Publication Date: 2020

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