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Body Composition and Physical Health in Sports Practice: An Editorial

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  • Stefania Toselli

    (Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

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The assessment of the health status of athletes, at all ages, is an aspect of fundamental importance, and, in recent years, the analysis of body composition has become a fundamental and essential part in its evaluation, such as in the optimization of sports performance [...]

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  • Stefania Toselli, 2021. "Body Composition and Physical Health in Sports Practice: An Editorial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-4, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:9:p:4534-:d:542799
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