BMI, fat percentage and VO2max in college female staff

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-216

  Nakhostin Roohi, B ^a,c   Niknam, Z ^b  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^c Shafa Clinic   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Motor activity; Oxygen consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 46349091823     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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