Maturity offset in gymnasts: Application of a prediction equation

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1342-1347

  Malina, Robert M ^a,d   Claessens, Albrecht L ^b   Van Aken, Katrijn ^b   Thomis, Martine ^b   Lefevre, Johan ^b   Philippaerts, Renaat ^c   Beunen, Gaston P ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d FACSM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross validation; Growth spurt; Maturation; Peak height velocity; Short stature; Young athletes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BELGIUM; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EID: 33745867282     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000227321.61964.09     Document Type: Article

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