Longitudinal changes in adult fat-free mass: Influence of body weight

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1025-1031

  Forbes, Gilbert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; Body fat; Fat free mass; Humans; Longitudinal observation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WHOLE BODY COUNTING;

EID: 0032763342     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.6.1025     Document Type: Article

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