Fat areas on the extremities in normal weight and overweight children and adolescents: Comparison between age-related and weight-related changes in adiposity

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 427-431

  Ohzeki, Takehiko ^a   Hanaki, Keiichi ^a   Tsukuda, Toshinori ^a   Urashima, Hirofumi ^a   Ohtahara, Hiroko ^a   Tanaka, Yoshinao ^a   Nagaishi, Jun Ichi ^a   Shiraki, Kazuo ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0002769742     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1996)8:4<427::aid-ajhb2>3.0.co;2-v     Document Type: Review

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