Sex differences in measures of body fat and body fat distribution in the elderly

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 898-906

  Goodman Gruen, Deborah ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

absorptiometry, photon; body constitution; electric impedance; obesity; radiography, dual energy scanned projection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029920648     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008833     Document Type: Article

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