Sex- and menopause-associated changes in body-fat distribution

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 950-954

  Ley, Christopher J ^a   Lees, Belinda ^a   Stevenson, John C ^a  

^a Wynn Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Menopause; Regional fat distribution; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOFTWARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0026755484     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/55.5.950     Document Type: Article

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