The Influence of Relative Age on Success and Dropout in Male Soccer Players

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 791-798

  Helsen, Werner F ^a   Starkes, Janet L ^b   Van Winckel, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0001554377     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:6<791::AID-AJHB10>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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