Visceral fat in prepubertal children: Influence of obesity, anthropometry, ethnicity, gender, diet, and growth

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-207

  Goran, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 0000342411     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:2<201::AID-AJHB8>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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