Relationships of Physical Activity and Somatic Characteristics with Physical Fitness and Motor Skill in Prepubertal Girls

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 513-521

  Raudsepp, Lennart ^a   Jürimäe, Toivo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

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EID: 0008075868     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:4<513::aid-ajhb11>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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