Reliability of field-based fitness tests in youth

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-169

  Artero, E G ^a,b   Espaa Romero, V ^a,b   Castro Piero, J ^c,d   Ortega, F B ^a,c   Suni, J ^e   Castillo Garzon, M J ^a   Ruiz, J R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^e UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

adolescents; children; repeated measurements; testing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA;

EID: 79953061582     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1268488     Document Type: Review

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