Allometric associations between body size, shape, and physical performance of Greek children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 220-232

  Nevill, Alan ^a   Tsiotra, Georgia ^a   Tsimeas, Panagiotis ^b   Koutedakis, Yiannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ALLOMETRY; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY SIZE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GREECE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; JUMPING; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 65949087222     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.21.2.220     Document Type: Article

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