Cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index values in 9-year-old rural Norwegian children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 687-692

  Resaland, Gk ^a,b   Mamen, A ^a   Anderssen, Sa ^b   Andersen, Lb ^b  

^a WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

BMI; Children; Fitness; Overweight; Peak VO2

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 61849089982     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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