PHYSICAL FITNESS AND BIRTH WEIGHT IN YOUNG MEN FROM MAPUTO CITY, MOZAMBIQUE

ABSTRACT Introduction: Birth weight has been considered an important marker of the nutritional transition in developing countries. Objective: To evaluate the influence of birth weight on body composition and physical fitness of young men born in Maputo, Mozambique. Methods: One hundred and sev...

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Main Authors: Mario Eugénio Tchamo, Marcos André de Moura dos Santos, Marcelus Brito de Almeida, António Manuel Machado Prista e Silva, Carol Góis Leandro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte 2016-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-86922016000100066&lng=en&tlng=en