Cross-sectional trends in cardiovascular fitness in Swedish 16-year-olds between 1987 and 2007

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 565-569

  Ekblom, Örjan B ^a,b   Ekblom Bak, Elin A M ^a,b   Ekblom, Björn T ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Aerobic fitness; Sweden; Trend

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NOMOGRAM; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 79952746201     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.02135.x     Document Type: Article

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