Physical activity patterns and anthropometric changes in senegalese women observed over a complete seasonal cycle

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 251-261

  Benefice, Eric ^a,d   Simondon, Kirsten ^b   Malina, Robert M ^c  

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

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

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APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0242614852     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1996)8:2<251::AID-AJHB11>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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