Child Health and Nutrition Research in Africa
A Database of Research Organisations and Researchers in sub-Saharan Africa

Eric Benefice

Institute of Research for Development (IRD) - Institute of Research for Development (IRD)
Contact Details
E-maileric.benefice@mpl.ird.fr
Telephone+221 8493564
Fax+221 8324307
Publications
Anthropometric and motor characteristics of Senegalese children with different nutritional histories
Child: Care, Health and Development 1996, 22, 151-165
Principal Author: Benefice Eric, Fouere T, Malina RM, Beunen G

Early nutritional history and motor performance of Senegalese children 4-6 years of age
Annals of Human Biology, 1999, 26, 443-455

Physical fitness and body composition in relation to physical activity in prebuscent Senegalese children
American Journal of Human Biology 1998, 10, 385-396

Physical activity patterns of rural Senegalese adolescent girls during the dry and rainy seasons measured by movement registration and direct observation methods
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1999, 53, 636-643

Assessment of physical activity measured by movement sensors among rural Senegalese adolescent girls: influence of age, sexual maturation and body composition
Journal of Adolescent Health 2001, 28, 319-327

Habitual physical activity of Senegalese adolescent girls under different working conditions, as assessed by a questionnaire and movement registration
Annals of Human Biology 2001, 28, 79-97

Relationship between stunting in infancy and growth and fat distribution during adolescence in Senegalese girls
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2001, 55, 50-58

High levels of habitual physical activity in West African adolescent girls and relationship to maturation, growth and nutritional status
American Journal of Human Biology 2001, 13, 808-820

Growth and maturation of Sereer adolescent girls (Senegal) in relation to seasonal migration for labor
American Journal of Human Biology 1999, 11, 539-550