Secular trends in the aerobic fitness test performance and body mass index of Korean children and adolescents (1968-2000)

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 314-320

  Tomkinson, Grant R ^a   Olds, T S ^a   Kang, S J ^b   Kim, D Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Korea National Sport University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fitness tests; Paediatrics; Running; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GROWTH; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 34247401599     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924357     Document Type: Article

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