Physical Fitness and Fatness in Adolescents with Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 231-239

  Salaun, Laureline ^a   Berthouze Aranda, Sophie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cardiorespiratory fitness; Fat mass; Intellectual disabilities; Obesity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84859611671     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2012.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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