Resting metabolic rate and body composition in stunted and nonstunted children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 137-141

  Soares Wynter, Suzanne Y ^a   Walker, Susan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

body composition; energy expenditure; Resting metabolic rate; stunting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; METABOLIC RATE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0029939518     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.2.137     Document Type: Article

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