The Prevalence of Overweight in Participants in High School Extramural Sports

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-285

  Choate, Nicola ^a,b   Forster, Chris ^c   Almquist, Jon ^d   Olsen, Cara ^c   Poth, Merrily ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^d Fairfax County Public Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Football; High school sports; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOTBALL; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORTING EVENT; WRESTLING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SPORTS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 33847161987     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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