Study of the body composition of schoolchildren aged 10 to 14 years

• Main Authors: Pedro Carpintero Benitez (Author), Carlos Javier Berral De La Rosa (Author), Bernardo Hermán Viana Montaner (Author), José Ramón Gómez Puerto (Author), Francisco José Berral De La Rosa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The study of body composition (BC) is basic to understanding the effect that diet, growth, physical exercise, illnesses and other background factors have on the organism. We have studied, from an Anthropometric perspective, a total of 1,329 children aged 10 to 14 years, attending public school in th...