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50 Years of Youth Fitness Tests in the United States

James R. Morrow Jr. Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion, and Recreation, University of North TexasView further author information
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Weimo Zhu Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Don B. Franks University of Maryland–College Park
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Marilu D. Meredith Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX
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Christine Spain President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Washington, DC
Pages 1-11 | Published online: 23 Jan 2013

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