A multivariate analysis of performance in young swimmers

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 135-151

  Saavedra, José M ^a   Escalante, Yolanda ^a   Rodríguez, Ferran A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; CHILD; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77249150981     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.22.1.135     Document Type: Article

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