Influence of 12-week exercise training on fat mass percentage in adolescents with Down syndrome

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Ordoñez, Fransisco J ^a   Rosety, Manuel ^a   Rosety Rodriguez, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Fat mass percentage; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749684287     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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