Health benefits of tennis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 760-768

  Pluim, Babette M ^a   Staal, J Bart ^b   Marks, Bonita L ^c   Miller, Stuart ^d   Miley, Dave ^d  

^a The Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d Tennis Development Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MINERAL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REVIEW; TENNIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; TENNIS;

EID: 35948945304     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2006.034967     Document Type: Review

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