Prevalence of overweight and obesity in collegiate American football players, by position

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-38

  Mathews, Emily Millard ^a   Wagner, Dale R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Body mass index; College athlete; Obesity; Overweight; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

EID: 50449096907     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JACH.57.1.33-38     Document Type: Article

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