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Does maternity during sports career jeopardize future athletic success in elite marathon runners?

Nicolas Forstmanna IRMES, Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport, Paris, FRANCE;b INSEP, National Institute of Sports Expertise and Performance, Paris, FRANCECorrespondence[email protected]
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Alice Meigniéa IRMES, Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport, Paris, FRANCE;b INSEP, National Institute of Sports Expertise and Performance, Paris, FRANCEORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1037-990XView further author information
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Quentin De Larochelamberta IRMES, Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport, Paris, FRANCE;b INSEP, National Institute of Sports Expertise and Performance, Paris, FRANCE;c Institut de Mathématiques de Bourgogne, UMR 5584 CNRS, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8356-4028View further author information
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Stephanie Duncombea IRMES, Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport, Paris, FRANCE;d School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, Queensland, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-6409View further author information
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Karine Schaale Department of Neurology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California, Davis, CA, USA;f Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Sacramento, CA, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-9665View further author information
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Carole Maîtreg Medical Department, INSEPParis, FranceView further author information
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Jean-François Toussainta IRMES, Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport, Paris, FRANCE;b INSEP, National Institute of Sports Expertise and Performance, Paris, FRANCE;h Université de Paris Cité, Paris, France;i Center for Sports Medicine Research, CIMS, Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, FranceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0411-2363View further author information
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Juliana Anteroa IRMES, Institute for Research in bioMedicine and Epidemiology of Sport, Paris, FRANCE;b INSEP, National Institute of Sports Expertise and Performance, Paris, FRANCEORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-6693View further author information
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Pages 896-903 | Received 20 Sep 2021, Accepted 07 Jun 2022, Published online: 26 Jun 2022

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