Physical fitness levels of physically active and sedentary adults with down syndrome

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 310-321

  Balic, Myriam Guerra ^b   Mateos, Eufemia Cuadrado ^b   Blasco, Carolina Geronimo ^b   Fernhall, Bo ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIFESTYLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SITTING;

EID: 0033938856     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.17.3.310     Document Type: Article

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