Does the throwing “gender gap” occur in germany?

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 488-493

  Ehl, Tanja ^a   Ann Roberton, Mary ^a   Langendorfer, Stephen J ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball velocity; Culture; Developmental levels; Motor development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPORT; STEREOTYPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29744462162     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2005.10599322     Document Type: Article

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