Longitudinal modeling of adiposity in periadolescent Greek schoolchildren

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2070-2074

  Koutedakis, Yiannis ^a   Bouziotas, Constantin ^b   Flouris, Andreas D ^c   Nelson, Paul N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Body fat; Energy intake; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FITNESS; GREECE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MODEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN POPULATION;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 28844496676     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000178099.80388.15     Document Type: Article

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