Reported frequency of physical activity, fitness, and fatness in Kuwait

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 514-521

  Ramadan, J ^a   Barac Nieto, Mario ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; KUWAIT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OFFICE WORKER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT; STUDENT; TREADMILL; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0038388275     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10190     Document Type: Article

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