A biocultural model of maturity-associated variance in adolescent physical activity

International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-43

  Cumming, Sean P ^a   Sherar, Lauren B ^b   Pindus, Dominika M ^b   Coelho e Silva, Manuel J ^c   Malina, Robert M ^d   Jardine, Paula R ^e  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

body size; growth; individual differences; maturation; puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857198125     PISSN: 1750984X     EISSN: 17509858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1750984X.2011.630481     Document Type: Article

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