Birthplace effects on the development of female athletic talent

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 234-237

  MacDonald, Dany J ^a   King, Jared ^a   Côté, Jean ^a   Abernethy, Bruce ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Athletic development; Birthplace effect; City size; Elite athletes; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149500599     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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