Association of physical fitness and Body Mass Index in youth

Minerva Pediatrica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 397-405

  Aires, L ^a   Silva, P ^a   Santos, R ^a   Santos, P ^a   Ribeiro, J C ^a   Mota, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body mass index; Child; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 47249086830     PISSN: 00264946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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