Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine | Vol. 7, No. 3/2014: 99–106
THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ATTENTION
DURING VISUOMOTOR TASK PERFORMANCE
IN HANDBALL PLAYERS AND NON-ATHLETES
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