Obesity and relative subcutaneous fat distribution among Canadians of First Nation and European ancestry

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1127-1131

  Katzmarzyk, P T ^a,c   Malina, R M ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Adaptation; Central fat distribution; Native American; Obesity; Regional adiposity

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0031765159     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800739     Document Type: Article

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