Age at menarche in relation to anthropometric characteristics, competition level and boat category in elite junior rowers

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 148-159

  Claessens, A L ^a,d   Bourgois, J ^b   Beunen, G ^a   Philippaerts, R ^c   Thomis, M ^a   Lefevre, J ^a   Loos, R J E ^a   Vrijens, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d Fac of Phys Educ and Physiother   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE AT MATURITY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENARCHE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPORTS;

EID: 0242668372     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0301446021000034633     Document Type: Article

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