Maximal explosive muscle power in obese and non-obese prepubertal children

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 224-228

  Lazzer, Stefano ^a   Pozzo, Renzo ^a   Rejc, Enrico ^a   Antonutto, Guglielmo ^a   Francescato, Maria Pia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Force; Jumping test; Limbs; Maximal explosive power; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LEG; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPLOSIVE MUSCLE POWER; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 63349085040     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2009.00863.x     Document Type: Article

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