Human Body Composition and the Epidemiology of Chronic Disease

Obesity Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 73-95

  Baumgartner, Richard N ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^b   Roche, Alex F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

body composition; chronic disease; fat distribution; malnutrition; obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029179935     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: 15508528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1995.tb00124.x     Document Type: Review

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