Aerobic fitness status and out-of-school lifestyle of rural children in America and Russia

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-155

  Hastie, Peter ^a   Sinelnikov, Oleg ^b   Wadsworth, Danielle ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; PACER test; Russia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749249441     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.7.2.150     Document Type: Article

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