TW3 and Fels skeletal ages in elite youth soccer players

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 265-272

  Malina, Robert M ^a,c   Chamorro, Manuel ^b   Serratosa, Luis ^b   Morate, Francisco ^b  

^a TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Medicina de la Educación Física y el Deporte   (Spain)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Age determination; Bone age; Skeletal maturation; Youth sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE DETERMINATION; BONE; MATURATION; MENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIUS; SPAIN; SPORT; ULNA;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DETERMINATION BY SKELETON; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; RADIUS; SOCCER; SPAIN; ULNA;

EID: 34250221442     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460701207601     Document Type: Article

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