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Examining relative age effects on performance achievement and participation rates in Masters athletes

Nikola Medic Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Janet L. Starkes Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Bradley W. Young Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Pages 1377-1384 | Accepted 08 Nov 2006, Published online: 31 Aug 2007

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