Physical activity in prepubescent children: Relationship with residential altitude and socioeconomic status

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-68

  Kemper, Han C G ^a   Spekreijse, Mariëlle ^a   Slooten, Jaap ^a   Post, G Bertheke ^a   Welten, Desiree C ^a   Coudert, Jean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

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EID: 0002348095     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.8.1.57     Document Type: Article

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