Relationship between estimated body fat and some respiratory function indices

Central African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 254-258

  Sanya, A O ^a   Adesina, A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REFERENCE VALUE; VITAL CAPACITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0032175545     PISSN: 00089176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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