Cardiovascular fitness in obese versus nonobese 8–11-year-old boys and girls

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 356-362

  Mastrangelo, Alysia M ^a   Chaloupka, Edward C ^b   Rattigan, Peter ^b  

^a RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Children; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 52049122609     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599499     Document Type: Article

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