Genetics of abdominal visceral fat levels

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-235

  Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^a   Pérusse, Louis ^a   Bouchard, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0000642358     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:2<225::AID-AJHB10>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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