Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness among children and adolescents in Australia: 1997 and 2004

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 851-857

  Okely, Anthony D ^a   Hardy, Louise L ^b   Booth, Michael L ^c   Dobbins, Timothy A ^c   Denney Wilson, Elizabeth A ^c   Yang, Baohui ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Cardiorespiratory endurance; Epidemiology; Overweight; Population survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RUNNING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RUNNING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77953308922     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640411003716959     Document Type: Article

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