Strength and body weight in US children and adolescents

Pediatrics

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2014, Pages e782-e789

  Ervin, R Bethene ^a   Fryar, Cheryl D ^a   Wang, Chia Yih ^a   Miller, Ivey M ^a   Ogden, Cynthia L ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

NHANES; NNYFS; Physical activity; Strength; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LIFTING; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HAND STRENGTH; JUVENILE; METHODOLOGY; NHANES; NNYFS; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRENGTH;

NHANES; NNYFS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STRENGTH; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRITION SURVEYS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907196192     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-0794     Document Type: Article

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