Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Schoolchildren

European Physical Education Review

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 269-281

  Guerra, Sandra ^a   Duarte, José ^a   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

blood pressure; children; cholesterol; gender; physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993734241     PISSN: 1356336X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356336X010073003     Document Type: Article

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