Methods of the NSW schools fitness and physical activity survey, 1997

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 111-124

  Booth, Michael L ^a   Macaskill, Petra ^a   Phongsavan, Philayrath ^a   McLellan, Lyndall ^a   Okely, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031811867     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(98)80019-4     Document Type: Article

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