Reliability of fitness measuresin 3-to 5-year-old children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-260

  Nguyen, Thanh ^a   Obeid, Joyce ^a   Timmons, Brian W ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICYCLING; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79958265699     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.23.2.250     Document Type: Article

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