Body mass index and percent body fat: A meta analysis among different ethnic groups

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1164-1171

  Deurenberg, P ^a   Yap, M ^b   Van Staveren, W A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institute of Health   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body build; Body fat; Body mass index; Cut off values; Ethnic; Obesity; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEGRO; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

THAIS;

EID: 0031767483     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800741     Document Type: Article

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