Health-related fitness in adolescents: Underweight, and not only overweight, as an influencing factor. The AVENA study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 418-427

  Artero, E G ^a   Espana Romero V ^a,b   Ortega, F B ^a,b   Jimenez Pavon D ^a,c   Ruiz, J R ^a,b   Vicente Rodriguez G ^d   Bueno, M ^d   Marcos, A ^e   Gomez Martinez S ^e   Urzanqui, A ^c   Gonzalez Gross M ^c   Moreno, L A ^d   Gutierrez A ^a   Castillo, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Flexibility; Muscular fitness; Speed agility; Weight status; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; OVERWEIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SPAIN; THINNESS;

EID: 77954130101     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00959.x     Document Type: Article

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