| Description |
245 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. 'The Joseph Rutenfranz lecture' Safe Exercise for the Child with a Chronic Disease / Oded Bar-Or -- Ch. 2. The Future of Pediatric Exercise Physiology / Per-Olof Astrand -- Ch. 3. Genetic and Environmental Factors Related to the Development of Obesity in Youngsters / Thorkild I. A. Sorensen -- Ch. 4. Growth and Hormone Release in Children and Adolescents: Are they Altered by Athletic Training? / James N. Roemmich, Pamela A. Clark and Alan D. Rogol -- Ch. 5. The Development of Eating Disorders in Young Athletes / Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen and R. Bahr -- Ch. 6. Tracking in Body Composition and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease from Childhood to Middle Age / Alex F. Roche -- Ch. 7. Hypertension in Children and the Role of Physical Activity / Henrik St. Hansen -- Ch. 8. Unexpected Sudden Death from Heart Disease in Young / Frank M. Galioto, Jr. -- Ch. 9. Bone Mineralization Patterns During Childhood: Relationship to Fractures and Fracture Risk / Cameron J. R. Blimkie and Suzi Kriemler -- Ch. 10. Skeletal Development in Children and Adolescents and the Relations with Physical Activity / Han C. G. Kemper -- Ch. 11. Activity and Fitness of Youth: Are They Related? Do They Track? / Robert M. Malina -- Ch. 12. The Assessment and Interpretation of Aerobic Fitness in Children and Adolescents: An Update / Neil Armstrong and Joanne Welsman -- Ch. 13. The Aerobic Trainability of Athletic and Non-athletic Children / Thomas W. Rowland -- Ch. 14. Muscular Strength Development in Children and Adolescents / Gaston Beunen -- Ch. 15. Etiology and Prevention of Sports Injuries in Youth / Willem van Mechelen -- Ch. 16. Sport for Children and Youth: Motivational Aspects / Yngvar Ommundsen |
| Notes |
"All chapters were presented as invited lectures or at workshops at the XVIII symposium of the European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology, hosted by the Institute of Physical Education, Faculty of Health Sciences, Odense University at Interscan Hotel Faaborg Fjord, Denmark, in September 1995"--Pref |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Exercise for children -- Congresses.
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Exercise therapy for children -- Congresses.
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Physical fitness for children -- Congresses.
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Exercise -- physiology.
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Exercise.
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Infant.
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Child.
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Physical Fitness.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Froberg, Karsten.
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European Group of Pediatric Work Physiology.
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| LC no. |
99176597 |
| ISBN |
8778383226 |
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