Self-perception in elite collegiate female gymnasts, cross-country runners, and track-and-field athletes

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 770-774

  Saint Phard, Deborah ^a,c   Van Dorsten, Brent ^b,e   Marx, Robert G ^c   York, Kerri A ^d  

^a Women's Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e Center for Orthopedic and Spine Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032780599     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/74.8.770     Document Type: Article

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