Body composition of a young, multiethnic, male population

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1323-1331

  Ellis, Kenneth J ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blacks; Body composition; Bone mineral content; Children; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Ethnicity; Fat; Hispanics; Lean tissue mass; Percentage fat; Whites; Young men

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; RACE DIFFERENCE;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0030819243     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/66.6.1323     Document Type: Article

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