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Anthropometric status of Pretoria children of four populations: Increases in cross-sectional samples


P.J. Smit

Abstract

Total percentage increases per 10 years of growth and average triennial percentage increases were calculated for 11 anthropometric variables in males and females aged 6-15 years from four South African populations studied crossseetionally. The. increase of various measurements for each population was discussed and compared with that for the other populations; also, values for males and females were compared.


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eISSN: 2078-5135
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