Secular trends in physical fitness in Danish adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 757-763

  Andersen, L B ^a,b   Froberg, K ^b   Kristensen, P L ^b   Moller, N C ^b   Resaland, G K ^a,c   Anderssen, S A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Maximal oxygen uptake; Maximal power output; Secular trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956446443     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00936.x     Document Type: Article

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