Does Elite Competition Inhibit Growth and Delay Maturation in Some Gymnasts? Probably Not

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 373-382

  Baxter Jones, Adam D G ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Mirwald, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; COMPETITION; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MATURATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0344442682     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.15.4.373     Document Type: Review

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