A randomised placebo-exercise controlled trial of Kung Fu training for improvements in body composition in overweight/obese adolescents: The "Martial Fitness" study

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-106

  Tsang, Tracey W ^a   Kohn, Michael ^b   Chow, Chin Moi ^a   Singh, Fiatarone M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Exercise; Martial arts; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 63449106265     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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