Daily physical activity and physical fitness from adolescence to adulthood: A longitudinal study

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 487-497

  Lefevre, Johan ^a   Philippaerts, Renaat M ^a   Delvaux, Katrien ^a   Thomis, Martine ^a   Vanreusel, Bart ^a   Eynde, Bavo Vanden ^a   Claessens, Albrecht L ^a   Lysens, Roeland ^a   Renson, Roland ^a   Beunen, Gaston ^a  

^a Fac of Phys Educ and Physiother   (Belgium)

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