Body measurement variability, fatness, and fat-free mass in children 8, 11, and 14 years of age: project heartbeat!

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-78

  Mueller, William H ^a   Harrist, Ronald B ^a   Doyle, Suzanne R ^a   Ayars, Candace L ^a   Labarthe, Darwin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0001983285     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:1<69::AID-AJHB7>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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