Effects of a 12-week exercise training programme on aerobic fitness, body composition, blood lipids and C-reactive protein in adolescents with obesity

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 286-293

  Wong, Patricia C H ^a   Chia, Michael Y H ^d   Tsou, Ian Y Y ^b   Wansaicheong, Gervais K L ^b   Tan, Benedict ^c   Wang, John C K ^d   Tan, John ^a   Kim, Chung Gon ^a   Boh, Gerald ^a   Lim, Darren ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Body composition; C reactive protein; Exercise training; Obese adolescents

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 46349099009     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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