Modeling developmental changes in strength and aerobic power in children

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 963-970

  Nevill, Alan M ^a   Holder, Roger L ^b   Baxter Jones, Adam ^c   Round, Joan M ^b   Jones, David A ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometric body size components; Longitudinal growth; Multilevel regression; Multiplicative models

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY SIZE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; MODEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT; STRENGTH;

EID: 0031909897     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.3.963     Document Type: Article

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