Genetic tests for ability?: Talent identification and the value of an open future

Sport, Education and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-273

  Miah, Andy ^a   Rich, Emma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ability; Genetics; Performance; Physical activity; Physical education; Screening; Technology; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746192357     PISSN: 13573322     EISSN: 14701243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13573320600813432     Document Type: Article

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