Large-scale youth physical fitness testing in the United States: A 25-year retrospective review

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 515-523

  Pate, Russell R ^a   Welk, Gregory J ^b   McIver, Kerry L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE TEST; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOLS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890308693     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.25.4.515     Document Type: Review

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