Muscle strength and fitness in pediatric obesity: A systematic review from the european childhood obesity group

Obesity Facts

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 52-63

  Thivel, David ^a,b,c   Ring Dimitriou, Susanne ^c,d   Weghuber, Daniel ^c,e   Frelut, Marie Laure ^c,f   O'Malley, Grace ^c,g  

^a CLERMONT AUVERGNE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b CRNH AUVERGNE   (France)

^c European Childhood Obesity Group   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

^e PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^g CHILDREN S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Field testing; Function; Musculoskeletal fitness; Obesity; Power; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT OBESITY; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; EUROPE; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY WEIGHT; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84959191577     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000443687     Document Type: Article

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