Physical fitness and body composition after a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1687-1692

  Sharp, Marilyn A ^a   Knapik, Joseph J ^b   Walker, Leila A ^a   Burrell, Lolita ^c   Frykman, Peter N ^a   Darakjy, Salima S ^b   Lester, Mark E ^a   Marin, Roberto E ^d  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^d Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Military deployment; Muscle power; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FITNESS; HUMAN; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; SOLDIER; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149100922     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318176b978     Document Type: Article

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