Physical Fitness and Body Composition in Relation to Physical Activity in Prepubescent Senegalese Children

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 385-396

  Bénéfice, Eric ^a,b  

^a Inst F de Rech Sci Devmt Coop   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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EID: 0000521493     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1998)10:3<385::AID-AJHB13>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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