Children's television viewing, body fat, and physical fitness

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 363-368

  Armstrong, Colin A ^a,d   Sallis, James F ^b   Alcaraz, John E ^c   Kolody, Bohdan ^c   McKenzie, Thomas L ^c   Hovell, Melbourne F ^c  

^a San Diego Stt Univ Univ of C   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Obesity; Physical Fitness; Television

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TELEVISION;

EID: 0031927024     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-12.6.363     Document Type: Article

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