Growth of left ventricular mass with military basic training in army recruits

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1295-1300

  Batterham, Alan M ^a   George, Keith P ^b   Birch, Karen M ^c   Pennell, Dudley J ^d,e   Myerson, Saul G ^f  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALLOMETRIC SCALING; ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; LEFT VENTRICULAR HYPERTROPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959861694     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182093300     Document Type: Article

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