Somatotype of children and adolescent the city of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

This study analyses somatotype components with relation to chronological age and gender, in members of the child and adolescent population of the city of Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. The sample comprised 1180 subjects from 7 to 17 years old selected at random. Somatotypes were determined by the Heath-C...

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Main Authors: Joana Elisabete Ribeiro Pinto Guedes, Dartagnan Pinto Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 1999-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/3812