Effects of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces training programme on body composition and reproductive hormones in male army recruits

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-31

  Sewani Rusike, C R ^a   Mudambo, K S M T ^b   Tendaupenyu, G ^a   Dzuda, C ^c   Tafirenyika, A ^c   Zenda, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Public Health Laboratories   (Zimbabwe)

^c Medical Laboratory   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SOLDIER; TESTIS; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUCONEOGENESIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0642275999     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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