AGE VARIATIONS AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN ADIPOSITY AND BODY COMPOSITION AMONG TRIBAL ADOLESCENTS OF KHARAGPUR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

AGE VARIATIONS AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN ADIPOSITY AND BODY COMPOSITION AMONG TRIBAL ADOLESCENTS OF KHARAGPUR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Objectives. Although tribals constitute around 8.6% of the total population of India, detailed information on their body composition is scanty. Thus, our objective was to evaluate age variations and sexual dimorphism in adiposity and body composition among rural tribal adolescents of Kharagpur,...

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Main Authors: Gopal Chandra MANDAL, Saheli BISWAS, Pijush Kanti ROY, Kaushik BOSE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: “Francisc I. Rainer” Anthropology Institute of the Romanian Academy. 2021-03-01
Series:Anthropological Researches and Studies
Subjects:
india
tribal adolescents
age variations
sexual dimorphism
body composition
Online Access:https://www.journalstudiesanthropology.ro/en/age-variations-and-sexual-dimorphism-in-adiposity-and-body-composition-among-tribal-adolescents-of-kharagpur-west-bengal-india/a163/

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https://www.journalstudiesanthropology.ro/en/age-variations-and-sexual-dimorphism-in-adiposity-and-body-composition-among-tribal-adolescents-of-kharagpur-west-bengal-india/a163/

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