Title: Ten‐year secular changes in muscular fitness in English children
Abstract: Acta PaediatricaVolume 100, Issue 10 p. e175-e177 SHORT COMMUNICATION Ten-year secular changes in muscular fitness in English children DD Cohen, DD Cohen .Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK .Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorC Voss, C Voss .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMJD Taylor, MJD Taylor .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorA Delextrat, A Delextrat .Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAA Ogunleye, AA Ogunleye .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGRH Sandercock, GRH Sandercock .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this author DD Cohen, DD Cohen .Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK .Centre for Research in Human Development, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorC Voss, C Voss .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorMJD Taylor, MJD Taylor .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorA Delextrat, A Delextrat .Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorAA Ogunleye, AA Ogunleye .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorGRH Sandercock, GRH Sandercock .Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this author First published: 11 April 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02318.xCitations: 93 DD Cohen, Faculty of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.Tel: +44 207 133 4687 |Fax: +44 0207 133 4149 |Email: [email protected] Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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