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Original Article

Longitudinal study of ontogenetic allometry of oxygen uptake in boys and girls grouped by maturity status

G.P. Beunen Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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D.M. Rogers University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
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B. Woynarowska National Research Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
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R.M. Malina Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Pages 33-43 | Received 25 Nov 1995, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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