Relationship between the intensity of physical activity, inactivity, cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in 7-10-year-old Dublin children

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 311-316

  Hussey, J ^a   Bell, C ^a   Bennett, K ^a   O'Dwyer, J ^a   Gormley, J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMOBILIZATION; IRELAND; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOM SAMPLE; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 34247875864     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.032045     Document Type: Article

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