Association of physical activity with muscular strength and fat-free mass in adolescents: The HELENA study

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1119-1127

  Moliner Urdiales, Diego ^a,b   Ortega, Francisco B ^b,c   Vicente Rodriguez, Germán ^a   Rey Lopez, Juan P ^a   Gracia Marco, Luis ^a   Widhalm, Kurt ^d   Sjöström, Michael ^b   Moreno, Luis A ^a   Castillo, Manuel J ^c   Ruiz, Jonatan R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Adolescents; Fat free mass; Muscular strength; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 77956616857     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1457-z     Document Type: Article

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