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ERIC Number: EJ414265
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Age, Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, Body Composition, and Incidence of Orthopedic Problems.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v60 n3 p225-33 Sep 1989
Effects of age, physical activity, physical fitness, and body mass index (BMI) on the occurrence of orthopedic problems were examined. For men, physical fitness, BMI, and physical activity were associated with orthopedic problems; for women, physical activity was the main predictor. Age was not a factor for either gender. (JD)
Descriptors: Age, Body Composition, Injuries, Musculoskeletal System, Physical Activities, Physical Disabilities, Physical Fitness, Predictor Variables, Prevention, Sports Medicine
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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