Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , May 2010

Motor fitness in Dutch youth: Differences over a 26-year period (1980–2006)

Received 8 September 2008 ,Revised 20 March 2009 ,Accepted 9 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.04.006

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 323-328 , May 2010

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