Secular trends in cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index in Danish children: The European Youth Heart Study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-339

  Moller N C ^a   Wedderkopp, N ^a   Kristensen, P L ^a   Andersen, L B ^b   Froberg, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Children; Overweight; Physical fitness; Secular trends; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34547191699     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2006.00583.x     Document Type: Article

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