Physical fitness of South African primary school children, 6 to 13 years of age: Discovery Vitality health of the nation study

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 999-1016

  Armstrong, Miranda E G ^a   Lambert, Estelle V ^a   Lambert, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORT; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOUTH AFRICA; SPORTS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84857011726     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: 1558688X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/06.10.13.PMS.113.6.999-1016     Document Type: Article

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