Effects of Ethnicity, Gender, Obesity, and Age on Central Fat Distribution: Comparison of Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Measurements in White, Black, and Puerto Rican Adults

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-369

  Marcus, Matthew A ^a   Wang, Jack ^a   Pi Sunyer, F Xavier ^a   Thornton, John C ^a   Kofopoulou, Ignatia ^a   Pierson Jr , Richard N ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0006660428     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:3<361::aid-ajhb11>3.0.co;2-6     Document Type: Article

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