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The\n                    Fels method was used to estimate skeletal age. Skeletally maturity status (late,\n                    average or early maturing) was based on the difference between chronological and\n                    skeletal age for each player. Mean stature approximated the 50th\n                    percentiles of the general population in all competitive age groups, while mean\n                    weight fluctuated between 50th and 75th percentiles. Age-\n                    and maturity-specific means for estimated fat mass ranged between 18.0%\n                    and 28.2%. The number of players classified as skeletally mature\n                    increased with competitive age groups (under-13: 0%; under-15:\n                    8%; under-17: 49%). In general, early maturing girls tended to\n                    be heavier than their age group peers and especially when compared to late\n                    maturing players.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-1686-4563","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,11,4]],"date-time":"2021-11-04T00:09:06Z","timestamp":1635984546000},"page":"711-719","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Body Size, Fatness and Skeletal Age in Female Youth Soccer\n                    Players"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"44","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0825-4032","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Diogo V.","family":"Martinho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Coimbra, FCDEF, Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"CIDAF (uid\/dtp\/04213\/2020), University of\n                    Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4512-7331","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Manuel 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