Distribution of Subcutaneous Fat and Muscle Thicknesses in Young and Middle-Aged Women

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 247-255

  Ishida, Y ^a   Kanehisa, H ^b   Carroll, J F ^c   Pollock, M L ^c   Graves, J E ^c   Ganzarella, L ^c  

^a Women's College of Fine Art   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0000145489     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1997)9:2<247::AID-AJHB11>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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