Body Composition of Young Athletes

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 262-278

  Malina, Robert M ^a,b   Geithner, Christina A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bone mineral; growth; maturation; relative fatness; training; youth sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957927757     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827610392493     Document Type: Article

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