Overweight and obesity in Slovak high school students and body composition indicators: a non-randomized cross-sectional study.

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Published in BMC Public Health on August 17, 2016

Authors

Bibiana Vadasova1, Pavol Cech2, Viera Smerecka1, Jan Junger1, Martin Zvonar3, Pavel Ruzbarsky1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Sport Kinanthropology, Faculty of Sports, University of Prešov, 17th November street No. 13, Prešov, Slovak Republic.
2: Department of Educology of Sports, Faculty of Sports, University of Prešov, 17th November street No. 13, Prešov, Slovak Republic.
3: Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sports Studies, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, Czech Republic. zvonar@fsps.muni.cz.

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