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  1. Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Stephenville, TX, USA

    Prof. Robert M. Malina (Professor Emeritus, Research Professor)

  2. Department of Kinesiology, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX, USA

    Prof. Robert M. Malina (Professor Emeritus, Research Professor)

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  1. Department of Sports Medicine, Institute of Sports Sciences, Justus-Liebig-University, Am Kugelberg 62, 35393, Giessen, Germany

    Frank C. Mooren

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Malina, R.M. (2012). Growth. In: Mooren, F.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Exercise Medicine in Health and Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29807-6_91

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