Association of extracurricular sports participation with obesity in Greek children

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-127

  Antonogeorgos, G ^a,d   Papadimitriou, A ^a   Panagiotakos, D B ^b   Priftis, K N ^c   Nicolaidou, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^c PENTELI CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child; Overweight; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORT;

CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPORTS;

EID: 79955094470     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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