Changes in aerobic fitness in boys and girls over a period of 25 years: Data from the Amsterdam Growth And Health Longitudinal Study revisited and extended

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 524-535

  Kemper, Han C G ^a,b   Twisk, Jos W R ^b   Van Mechelen, Willem ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NETHERLANDS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890267713     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.25.4.524     Document Type: Article

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