Retention in service of recruits assigned to the army physical fitness test enhancement program in basic combat training

Military Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 490-492

  Knapik, Joseph J ^a   Hauret, Keith G ^a   Lange, Jeffery L ^a   Jovag, Brian ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b US Army Training Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 0038130763     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.6.490     Document Type: Article

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