Girls' physical activity during high school physical education: Influences of body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness

Journal of Teaching in Physical Education

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 382-395

  Fairclough, Stuart J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Adolescence; Body fat; Heart rate monitoring; Peak VO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038504358     PISSN: 02735024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jtpe.22.4.382     Document Type: Article

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