Prevalence of overweight among high school football linemen [9]

JAMA

Volumn 297, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 363-364

  Laurson, Kelly R ^a   Eisenmann, Joey C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846501519     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.297.4.363     Document Type: Letter

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