Peak oxygen uptake and maturation in 12-yr olds

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 165-169

  Armstrong, Neil ^a   Welsman, Joanne R ^a   Kirby, Brian J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Allometric scaling; Gender differences; Tanner's indices; Young people

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031916291     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199801000-00023     Document Type: Article

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