Comparison of cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index between rural and urban youth: Findings from the east of England healthy hearts study

Pediatrics International

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 718-724

  Sandercock, Gavin R H ^a   Ogunleye, Ayodele ^a   Voss, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adiposity; environment; fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RUNNING; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80053473361     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2011.03354.x     Document Type: Article

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