Biological maturation and the distribution of subcutaneous fat from adolescence into adulthood: The Amsterdam growth and health study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 121-129

  Van Lenthe, F J ^a   Kemper, H C G ^a   Van Mechelen, W ^a   Post, G B ^a   Twisk, J W R ^a   Welten, D C ^a   Snel, J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fat distribution; Longitudinal; Menarche; Peak height velocity; Skeletal age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY FAT; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BONE AGE; BONE MATURATION; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENARCHE; NETHERLANDS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030033898     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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