<b>Validation of resting metabolic rate prediction equations for teenagers</b>

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) can be defi ned as the minimum rate of energy spent and represents the main component of the energetic outlay. The purpose of this study is to validate equations to predict the resting metabolic rate in teenagers (103 individuals, being 51 girls and 52 boys, with age...

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Main Author: Paulo Henrique Santos da Fonseca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2007-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/4091/3457