Modeling stability in the somatotype of children and youngsters from 10 to 16 years of the Madeira growth study (Portugal)

• Main Authors: Martine Thomis (Author), António Marques (Author), Albrecht Claessens (Author), Johan Lefevre (Author), Gaston Beunen (Author), Duarte Luís de Freitas (Author), Celso António Rosa de Almeida e Silva (Author), José António Ribeiro Maia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This investigation aims at the study of somatotype´s (tri-dimensional structure) stability in children and youngsters from Madeira (Portugal). Based on a stratified and proportional sample and from a mixed-longitudinal study, we obtained information from 309 subjects (157 boys, 152 girls) that parti...