Association between the summer season and body fatness and aerobic fitness among hispanic children

Journal of School Health

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 233-238

  Rodriguez, Augusto X ^a   Olvera, Norma ^b   Leung, Patrick ^b   O'Connor, Daniel P ^b   Smith, Dennis W ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Hispanic; Obesity; Overweight; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS; CHILD; ENDURANCE; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; SCHOOL; SEASON; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84896816348     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12141     Document Type: Article

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