Further Muddying the Waters? A Comment on Bell Et Al's 2021 Definition of Youth Sport Specialization

Overview

Journal J Athl Train

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2021 Nov 9

PMID 34752629

Citations 3

Authors

Arne Gullich

Brooke N Macnamara

Michael Barth

David Z Hambrick

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