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Behavioural and Social Sciences

Youth sport specialization: a multidisciplinary scoping systematic review

Justin S. DiSantiDepartment of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Karl EricksonDepartment of Kinesiology, College of Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USAORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7732-3770
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Pages 2094-2105 | Accepted 10 May 2019, Published online: 28 May 2019

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