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Editorial
. 2022 Jan 24;19(3):1266.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19031266.

Growth, Somatic Maturation, and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance: An Editorial

Francesco Campa  1 , Gianpiero Greco  2
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Editorial

Growth, Somatic Maturation, and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance: An Editorial

Francesco Campa et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Over time, complex interactions and a nonlinear progression among a wide range of variables contribute to the improvement of physical health and of the elite level achievement in youth sport practitioners [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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List of papers published in this Special Issue of IJERPH entitled Growth, Somatic Maturation, and Their Impact on Physical Health and Sports Performance [10].
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