Longitudinal relationships between nutritional status, body composition, and physical fitness in rural children of South Africa: The Ellisras longitudinal study

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 551-558

  Andries Monyeki, M ^a   Koppes, Lando L J ^b   Monyeki, K Dan ^c   Kemper, Han C G ^b   Twisk, Jos W R ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34447310279     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20616     Document Type: Article

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