Aging, body composition, and lifestyle: The Fels Longitudinal Study

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 405-411

  Guo, Shumei S ^a   Zeller, Christine ^b   Chumlea, William Cameron ^b   Siervogel, Roger M ^b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; Fat free mass; Menopause; Physical activity; The Fels Longitudinal Study

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

EID: 0032819340     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.3.405     Document Type: Article

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