Patterns of physical performance spurts during adolescence: a cross-cultural study of Canadian, Brazilian and Portuguese boys

Patterns of physical performance spurts during adolescence: a cross-cultural study of Canadian, Brazilian and Portuguese boys

Background Data relating physical performance to the timing of the adolescent growth spurt are limited. Aim: This study identifies: (i) age-at-peak height velocity (APHV), (ii) physical performance spurt patterns aligned to APHV; and (iii) cross-cultural and time patterns in Canadian, Brazilian and...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Guimarães, Adam D. G. Baxter-Jones, Sara Pereira, Fernando Garbeloto, Duarte Freitas, Manuel A. Janeira, Go Tani, Peter T. Katzmarzyk, Simonete Silva, Donald A. Bailey, Robert L. Mirwald, José Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-05-01
Series:Annals of Human Biology
Subjects:
physical performance
spurts
age-at-peak height velocity
youth
cross-cultural
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2020.1781928

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03014460.2020.1781928

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