Effect of intermittent sub-maximal exercise on percent body fat using leg-to-leg bioelectrical impedance analysis in children

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 424-430

  Andreacci, Joseph L ^a   Dixon, Curt B ^b   Ledezma, Christina ^a,c   Goss, Fredric L ^c  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body fat; Children; Sub maximal exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748470071     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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