Retrospective longitudinal growth study of boys and girls active in sport

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 570-576

  Malina, R M ^a   Bielicki, T ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent spurt; Children; Menarche; Physical activity; Puberty; Sexual maturation; Skeletal age; Training; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT;

EID: 0030029778     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14089.x     Document Type: Article

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