Whole body bone, fat and lean mass in children: Comparison of three ethnic groups

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-162

  Nelson, Dorothy A ^a   Barondess, David A ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; Body composition; Ethnicity; Middle Eastern

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE MASS; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION GENETICS; RACE DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE EAST; ORGAN SIZE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030922553     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199706)103:2<157::AID-AJPA2>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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