Physical activity levels of Hong Kong Chinese children: Relationship with body fat

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 286-296

  Rowlands, Ann V ^a   Eston, Roger G ^a   Louie, Lobo ^b   Ingledew, David K ^a   Tong, Kwok K ^b   Fu, Frank H ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0036677770     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.14.3.286     Document Type: Article

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