Associations between physical activity and health parameters in adolescent pupils in Egypt

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1649-1669

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   El Ashker, Said ^b   Moseley, Laurence ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Health and fitness; Obesity; Physical activity; School pupils

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EGYPT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; HEALTH STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; EGYPT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77954551050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7041649     Document Type: Article

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