Metabolic risk factors, physical activity and physical fitness in Azorean adolescents: A cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Moreira, Carla ^a   Santos, Rute ^a   De Farias Júnior, José Cazuza ^b   Vale, Susana ^a   Santos, Paula C ^a,c   Soares Miranda, Luísa ^a   Marques, Ana I ^a   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79953655338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-214     Document Type: Article

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