Gender and ethnic changes in physical work capacity from childhood through adolescence

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-152

  McMurray, Robert G ^a   Harrell, Joanne S ^a   Bradley, Chyrise B ^a   Deng, Shibing ^a   Bangdiwala, Shrikant I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Fitness; PWC170; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROWTH; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0042352125     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2003.10609076     Document Type: Article

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