Regional body fat distribution in New Zealand girls aged 4-16 years: A cross-sectional study by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 763-767

  Taylor, R W ^a   Cannan, R ^a   Gold, E ^a   Lewis Barned, N J ^a   Goulding, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Age; DEXA; Girls; Regional body fat distribution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LEG; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY;

EID: 0029780306     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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