Gender and maturation differences in health-related physical fitness and physical activity in Turkish children

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1963-1969

  Saygin, Ozcan ^a   Zorba, Erdal ^a   Karacabey, Kursat ^b   Mengutay, Sami ^c  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Health related physical activity; Physical fitness; Pre puberty; Puberty

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447327246     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.1963.1969     Document Type: Article

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