Short stature and delayed puberty in gymnasts: Influence of selection bias on leg length and the duration of training on trunk length

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-155

  Bass, Shona ^b   Bradney, Michelle ^b   Pearce, Georgina ^b   Hendrich, Elke ^b   Inge, Karen ^b   Stuckey, Stephen ^b   Lo, Sing Kai ^b   Seeman, Ego ^a  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT STATURE; TRAINING;

EID: 0033911491     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(00)70094-1     Document Type: Article

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