Body fat distribution and osteoarthritis

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 701-707

  Davis, Maradee A ^a   Neuhaus, John M ^b   Ettinger, Walter H ^b   Mueller, William H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0025167284     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115711     Document Type: Article

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