Darwinian Selection Discriminates Young Athletes: the Relative Age Effect in Relation to Sporting Performance

BACKGROUND: The relative age effect (RAE) is a worldwide phenomenon, allowing sport participation and elite selection to be based on birthdate distribution. Negative consequences include both a narrow, non-optimal elite selection and negative health effects on entire populations. This study investig...

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Autores principales: Jakobsson, Johan, Julin, A. Lennart, Persson, Glenn, Malm, Christer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7921243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33650038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00300-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7921243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33650038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00300-2

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