The relative age effect in elite sport: The french case

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-344

  Delorme, Nicolas ^a   Boiché, Julie ^a   Raspaud, Michel ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Birth date; French professional championships; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; SPORT; STANDARD;

AGE FACTORS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BIRTH ORDER; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; SPORTS;

EID: 68149128460     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2009.10599568     Document Type: Article

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