Field-based fitness assessment in young people: The ALPHA health-related fitness test battery for children and adolescents

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 518-524

  Ruiz, Jonatan R ^a,b   Castro Piñero, José ^c   España Romero, Vanesa ^a,b   Artero, Enrique G ^a   Ortega, Francisco B ^a,b   Cuenca, M Agdalena M ^a   Enez Pavón, David Jim ^a   Chillón, Palma ^a   Girela Rejón, María J ^a   Mora, Jesús ^c   Gutiérrez, Ángel ^a   Suni, Jaana ^d   Sjöström, Michael ^b   Castillo, Manuel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^d UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79954605229     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.075341     Document Type: Article

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