Children and Exercise XXIV: The Proceedings of the 24th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting

Children and Exercise XXIV presents the latest scientific research into children's exercise physiology, endocrinology, kinanthropometry, growth and maturation, as presented at the 24 th Pediatric Work Physiology meeting, held in Tallinn, Estonia, in September 2007.The purpose of the biennial Pediatric Work Physiology meeting is to bring together research groups to report their latest findings and raise awareness of current issues relevant to scientific study of new methods for the measurement of physical activity, different aspects of the measurement of body composition, adipocytokines and physical activity, school sport, talent identification and top sport, growth and development, and pediatric endocrinology and physical activity.Key themes in this collection include:Advances in the assessment of physical activity in childrenPhysiological testing, measurement and assessment of body composition in childrenAdipocytokines and physical activity in childrenSchool sport, talent identification and elite children's sportGrowth and development of childrenPediatric endocrinology in physical activityJurimae, Jaak is the author of 'Children and Exercise XXIV: The Proceedings of the 24th Pediatric Work Physiology Meeting', published 2008 under ISBN 9780415451475 and ISBN 0415451477.