Peak athletic performance and ageing: Evidence from baseball

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 599-610

  Bradbury, John Charles ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Baseball; Peak performance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RUNNING; SKILL; SPORTING EVENT; TRAINING; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BASEBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650260814     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410802691348     Document Type: Article

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