Validity and reliability of the 1/2-mile run-walk as an indicator of aerobic fitness in children with mental retardation

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-142

  Fernhall, Bo ^a   Pitetti, Ken ^b   Stubbs, Nancy ^b   Stadler Jr , Louis ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000650809     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.8.2.130     Document Type: Article

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