Aerobic capacity and physical activity in 4 to 10 year-old children

Biology of Sport

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-219

  Sallo, M ^a   Viru, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Children; Habitual physical activity; Incremental exercise; Maximal oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040084308     PISSN: 0860021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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