Unequal competition as an impediment to personal development: A review of the relative age effect in sport

Developmental Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 147-167

  Musch, Jochen ^a   Grondin, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0035632719     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/drev.2000.0516     Document Type: Article

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