Prevalence of overweight and underweight among Black South African children from rural areas in the North-West Province

South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 41-51

  Jacobs, Suzanne ^a   De Ridder, Hans J ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Black South African children; BMI; Body composition; Percentage body fat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870319475     PISSN: 03799069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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