Adiposity and regional body fat distribution in physically active young and middle-aged women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 777-783

  Davy, K P ^a   Evans, S L ^a   Stevenson, E T ^a   Seals, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Regional body fat distribution; Subcutaneous fat; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029768071     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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