Fatness and body mass index from birth to young adulthood in a rural Guatemalan population

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Schroeder, Dirk G ^a   Martorell, Reynaldo ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body mass index; Fatness; Guatemala; Overweight; Skinfold thickness; Stunting; Tracking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; GROWTH RETARDATION; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REFERENCE VALUE; RURAL AREA; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0032845751     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/70.1.137s     Document Type: Article

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