Urban-rural disparity in physical fitness of elementary schoolchildren in Taiwan

Pediatrics International

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 346-354

  Wang, Jiun Hao ^a   Wu, Min Chen ^b   Chang, Hung Hao ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ethnicity; physical fitness; schoolchildren; Taiwan; urban rural disparity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TEACHER; URBAN POPULATION; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDURANCE; HEALTH DISPARITY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84879341770     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ped.12044     Document Type: Article

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