National physical education curriculum: Motor and cardiovascular health related fitness in Greek adolescents

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-314

  Koutedakis, Y ^a   Bouziotas, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FITNESS; GREECE; HAND GRIP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PLAY; SAMPLE; STANDING; STUDENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CURRICULUM; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0041568386     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.37.4.311     Document Type: Article

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