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Mov Sport Sci/Sci Mot
Number 104, 2019
Masters athletes: Age is just a number / Les athlètes masters : l’âge n’est qu’un nombre
Page(s) 5 - 12
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/sm/2019018
Published online 12 July 2019
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