The impact of nutritional status on body fat distribution patterns in pre- and postmenopausal females

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-154

  Kirchengast, S ^a   Gruber, D ^b   Sator, M ^b   Knogler, W ^b,c   Huber, J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Donauspital am SMZ Ost   (Austria)

^c Menox Ambulatorium Diagn Treatm C   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0000320943     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002193209800145X     Document Type: Article

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