Athlete: A working definition for medical and health sciences research

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 4-7

  Araujo C G S ^a,b   Scharhag, J ^c  

^a CLINIMEX   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; SPORT; STANDARDS;

ATHLETES; BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPORTS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84953432905     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12632     Document Type: Editorial

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