Recommended levels of physical activity to avoid an excess of body fat in European adolescents: The Helena study

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-211

  Martinez Gomez, David ^a,b,c   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a   Ortega, Francisco B ^a,d   Veiga, Oscar L ^c   Moliner Urdiales, Diego ^e   Mauro, Beatrice ^f   Galfo, Miriam ^f   Manios, Yannis ^g   Widhalm, Kurt ^h   Bghin, Laurent ⁱ   Moreno, Luis A ^e   Molnar, Denes ^j   Marcos, Ascension ^b   Sjstrm, Michael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Institute of Refrigeration   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^f National Institute for Research in Food and Nutrition   (Italy)

^g HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

ⁱ University of Lille   (France)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; ROC CURVE;

EID: 77955874986     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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