To Cite:
Ansari
O, Zarezade
M, Saberi Kakhaki
A. Effect of Distance Increase of External Focus of Attention on Tracking Task Learning Under Secondary Task Condition,
Int J Sport Stud Hlth.
2018
; 1(2):e82043.
doi: 10.5812/intjssh.82043.
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