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

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...

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Main Authors: Martine Thomis, António Marques, Albrecht Claessens, Johan Lefevre, Gaston Beunen, Duarte Luís de Freitas, Celso António Rosa de Almeida e Silva, José António Ribeiro Maia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2004-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/3841/3274