Concurrent and prospective associations among biological maturation, and physical activity at 11 and 13 years of age

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Cumming, S P ^a   Sherar, L B ^b   Esliger, D W ^b   Riddoch, C J ^a   Malina, R M ^c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Adolescence; ALSPAC; Exercise; Puberty; Timing

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ALSPAC; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBERTY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TIMING;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENCE; ALSPAC; EXERCISE; PUBERTY; TIMING;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 84892845671     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12103     Document Type: Article

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