Bioelectrical Impedance Changes during the Menstrual Cycle

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-161

  McKee, Jean E ^a   Cameron, Noel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIA;

EID: 0013429736     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1997)9:2<155::aid-ajhb1>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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