Visceral fat in white and African American prepubertal children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1703-1708

  Goran, Michael I ^a   Nagy, Tim R ^a   Treuth, Margarita S ^a   Trowbridge, Chris ^a   Dezenberg, Carl ^a   McGloin, Aileen ^a   Gower, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; African Americans; Cardiovascular disease risk factor; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; DXA; Ethnicity; Fat distribution; Visceral obesity; Whites

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0030946655     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/65.6.1703     Document Type: Article

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