The Child and Adolescent Athlete (Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine)
Contributors: IOC Medical Commission Staff (Editor); International Federation of Sports Medicine Staff (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: December 1, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9780865429048
Subjects: Biomechanics, human kinetics; Paediatric medicine; Sports injuries & medicine; Training; Sports Medicine; Sports & Recreation; Medical / Nursing; Sports; physiology; Reference; Medical / Pediatrics; PEDIATRICS; Pediatric sports medicine
First sentence: Growth refers to measurable changes in size, physique and body composition and various systems of the body, whereas maturation refers to progress towards the mature state.