Growth retardation in artistic compared with rhythmic elite female gymnasts

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 3169-3173

  Georgopoulos, Neoklis A ^a,b   Markou, Kostas B ^a,b   Theodoropoulou, Anastasia ^a,b   Benardot, Dan ^a,b   Leglise, Michel ^a,b   Vagenakis, Apostolos G ^a,b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0036316837     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.7.8640     Document Type: Article

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