Effects of school-based cardiovascular-fitness training in children with mental retardation

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-178

  Ozmen, Tarik ^a   Yildirim, Necmiye Un ^a   Yuktasir, Bekir ^a   Beets, Michael W ^b  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 34548033060     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.19.2.171     Document Type: Article

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