Regional body fat distribution in relation to pubertal stage: A dual- energy X-ray absorptiometry study of New Zealand girls and young women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 546-551

  Goulding, Ailsa ^a   Taylor, Rachael W ^a   Gold, Elspeth ^a   Lewis Barned, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

dual energy X ray absorptiometry; gynoid and android fat patterning; lean tissue mass; Puberty; regional fat distribution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PUBERTY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0029786244     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.546     Document Type: Article

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