Physical activity, fitness, and physical self-concept in adolescent females

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 240-251

  Dunton, Genevieve Fridlund ^a   Schneider, Margaret ^a   Graham, Dan J ^a   Cooper, Dan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33646590015     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.18.2.240     Document Type: Article

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