Early sport specialisation, does it lead to long-term problems?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1060-1061

  Mostafavifar, A Mehran ^a   Best, Thomas M ^a   Myer, Greg D ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; AGE; CHILD; CHILDREN AND EXERCISE; EDITORIAL; FITNESS; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPECIALIZATION; SPORT; SPORTING INJURIES;

ADOLESCENTS; CHILDREN AND EXERCISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE METHODOLOGY; SPORTING INJURIES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION; SPORTS;

EID: 84886587755     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-092005     Document Type: Editorial

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