BMI differences according to fitness and cardiovascular function in Korean women

HealthMED

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1137-1144

  So, Wi Young ^a   Seo, Dong Il ^b   Choi, Dai Hyuk ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular function; Obesity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

EID: 80955148558     PISSN: 18402291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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