Tracking of physical fitness from childhood to adulthood

Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 257-271

  Trudeau, François ^a   Shephard, Roy J ^b   Arsenault, François ^a   Laurencelle, Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Fitness; Longitudinal study; Physical education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; CHILD;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0038793602     PISSN: 10667814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h03-020     Document Type: Article

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