The relative age effect in young French basketball players: A study on the whole population

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-242

  Delorme, N ^a   Raspaud, M ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Birth date; Discrimination; Gender; Height

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BASKETBALL; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 62549141886     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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