Using skinfold calipers while teaching body fatness-related concepts: Cognitive and affective outcomes

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 461-476

  Whitehead, J R ^a   Eklund, R C ^b   Williams, A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Swan Valley Reg Secondary School   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALIPER; COGNITION; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RATING SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FITNESS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; LEG; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TEACHING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542350060     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1440-2440(03)80272-4     Document Type: Article

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