Maturity-related differences in physical activity among 10-To 12-year-old girls

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-22

  Drenowatz, Clemens ^a   Eisenmann, Joey C ^a,b   Pfeiffer, Karin A ^a   Wickel, Eric E ^c   Gentile, Douglas ^d,e   Walsh, David ^e  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^d Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

^e National Institute on Media and the Family   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MINNESOTA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 75349095233     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20905     Document Type: Article

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