Aerobic fitness and visceral adipose tissue in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1435-1438

  Winsley, Richard J ^a   Armstrong, Neil ^a   Middlebrooke, Andrew R ^a   Ramos Ibanez, Norma ^a   Williams, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Intra abdominal adipose tissue; Peak oxygen uptake

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 33750416626     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250600643244     Document Type: Article

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