The relationship of overweight and obesity to the motor performance of children living in South Africa

South African Family Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 429-435

  Truter, L ^a   Pienaar, A E ^a   Du Toit, D ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; Gender; Motor performance; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

AGILITY; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84869122024     PISSN: 20786190     EISSN: 20786204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2012.10874266     Document Type: Article

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