Lung function increases with increasing level of physical activity in school children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 402-410

  Berntsen, Sveinung ^a   Wisløff, Torbjørn ^a   Nafstad, Per ^a   Nystad, Wenche ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 55949083127     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.20.4.402     Document Type: Article

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