Habitual physical activity and body composition of black township adolescents residing in the North West Province, South Africa

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1047-1056

  Mamabolo, R L ^a   Kruger, H S ^a   Lennox, A ^a   Monyeki, M A ^a   Pienaar, A E ^a   Underhay, C ^a   Czlapka Matyasik, M ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; Physical activity; Stunting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATURITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 34548420694     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007668724     Document Type: Article

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