Physical activity and physical fitness in African-American girls with and without obesity

Obesity Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 572-577

  Ward, Dianne S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Females; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART; HUMAN; NEGRO; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031265626     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1997.tb00578.x     Document Type: Article

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