The relationship between resting metabolic rate and body composition in adolescents from different ethnicity : the PAHL–Study / Hoops V.L.

Obesity in children and adolescents is on the rise and is a major risk factor for chronic disease, thus posing one of the greatest public health challenges for the 21st century. Although adolescent obesity is increasing in all ethnic groups, its prevalence is higher in non–Caucasian populations. A p...

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Main Author: Hoops, Vicky Louise
Published: North-West University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10394/7343