Associations between physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and obesity in Mexican children

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 463-469

  Galaviz, Karla I ^a   Tremblay, Mark S ^b   Colley, Rachel ^b   Jáuregui, Edtna ^c   López Y Taylor, Juan ^c   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Mexico; Obesity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867767034     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342012000500002     Document Type: Article

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