Cardiovascular Risk Factors Cluster in Children and Adolescents with Low Physical Fitness: The European Youth Heart Study (EYHS)

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 419-427

  Wedderkopp, Niels ^a   Froberg, Karsten ^a   Hansen, Henrik Steen ^b   Riddoch, Chris ^c   Andersen, Lars Bo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0344442677     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.15.4.419     Document Type: Article

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