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Sports Performance

Motor performance, body fatness and environmental factors in preschool children

António M AntunesDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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Duarte L FreitasDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal;Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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José MaiaCIFI2D, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Donald HedekerDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
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Élvio R GouveiaDepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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Martine ThomisDepartment of Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Sports & Health Research Group, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Johan LefevreDepartment of Kinesiology, Physical Activity, Sports & Health Research Group, Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Lisa M BarnettSchool of Health and Social Development, Institute of Physical Activity and Nutrition, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
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Pages 2289-2295 | Accepted 01 Mar 2018, Published online: 09 Mar 2018

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