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Protocol Open Access September 27, 2022

Test and Measurement: US Army Combat Field Testing Protocol and Exploratory Analysis

Alexander S. Buske 1 and Colin G. Pennington 2,*
1
Tarleton State University, School of Kinesiology, Department of Sport Science, USA
2
The City University of New York, York College, School of Health Sciences and Professional Programs, Department of Health & Human Performance, USA
Publihed in: Current Research in Public Health (Volume 2, Issue 1, 2022)
Page(s): 34-38
DOI: 10.31586/ujss.2022.431
Received
July 31, 2022
Revised
September 17, 2022
Accepted
September 25, 2022
Published
September 27, 2022
Keywords
ARMY; Fitness; Exercise; Test and Measurement; Resistance Training; Kinesiology; Testing Protocol
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Buske, A. S. , & Pennington, C. G. (2022). Test and Measurement: US Army Combat Field Testing Protocol and Exploratory Analysis. Current Research in Public Health, 2(1), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.431
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Buske, A. S. ; Pennington, C. G. Test and Measurement: US Army Combat Field Testing Protocol and Exploratory Analysis. Current Research in Public Health 2022 2(1), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.431
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Buske, Alexander S., and Colin G. Pennington. 2022. "Test and Measurement: US Army Combat Field Testing Protocol and Exploratory Analysis". Current Research in Public Health 2, no. 1: 34-38. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.431
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Buske AS, Pennington CG. Test and Measurement: US Army Combat Field Testing Protocol and Exploratory Analysis. Current Research in Public Health. 2022; 2(1):34-38. https://doi.org/10.31586/ujss.2022.431 
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