Relationship between socioeconomic status and physical fitness in junior high school students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 542-547

  Bohr, Adam D ^a   Brown, Dale D ^b   Laurson, Kelly R ^b   Smith, Peter J K ^b   Bass, Ronald W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Bloomington Junior High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Child and adolescent health; Health educators; Physical fitness and sport

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATORS; PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 84880087073     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12063     Document Type: Article

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