Percentile values for running sprint field tests in children ages 6-17 years: Influence of weight status

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-151

  Castro Piñero, Jose ^a,c   González Montesinos, José Luís ^a   Keating, Xiaofen D ^b   Mora, Jesús ^a   Sjöström, Michael ^c   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fitness; Obesity; Speed; Underweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RUNNING; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RUNNING; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77953447710     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2010.10599661     Document Type: Article

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