Physical activity and body composition changes during military service

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1735-1742

  Mikkola, Ilona ^a,b,c,d   Jokelainen, Jari J ^a,e   Timonen, Markku J ^a   Härkönen, Pirjo K ^f   Saastamoinen, Eero ^f   Laakso, Mauri A ^a,e   Peitso, Ari J ^d   Juuti, Anna Kaisa ^a   Keinänen Kiukaanniemi, Sirkka M ^a,e,g   Mäkinen, Tiina M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Rovaniemi Health Centre   (Finland)

^c LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f OULU DEACONESS INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^g Oulu Health Center   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fat distribution; Physical activity; Visceral fat; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNDERWEIGHT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69349084421     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e31819fcd3c     Document Type: Article

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