Self-reported physical activity and preaccession fitness testing in U.S. army applicants

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 922-925

  Gubata, Marlene E ^a   Cowan, David N ^a,b   Bedno, Sheryl A ^c   Urban, Nadia ^a,b   Niebuhr, David W ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Allied Technology Group Inc   (United States)

^c EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051606758     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00308     Document Type: Article

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