Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 235-242 , March 2004

Body composition in young male football (soccer) players

  • Luis A Moreno

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    • Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 976 761000 (ext. 4457); Fax: +34 976 761752.
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  • Juan F León

      Affiliations

    • Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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  • Ruth Serón

      Affiliations

    • Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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  • María I Mesana

      Affiliations

    • Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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  • Jesús Fleta

      Affiliations

    • Escuela Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Domingo Miral s/n, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain

Received 29 July 2003 ,Revised 20 October 2003 ,Accepted 26 October 2003.

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PII: S0271-5317(03)00253-7

doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2003.10.006

Nutrition Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 235-242 , March 2004

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