Anthropometric Measurements of Young Ballet Dancers: Examining Body Composition, Puberty, Flexibility, and Joint Range of Motion in Comparison with Non-Dancer Controls

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 84-90

  Kadel, Nancy J ^a   Donaldson Fletcher, Emily A ^b   Gerberg, Lynda F ^a   Micheli, Lyle J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650610033     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X05009003-404     Document Type: Article

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