Body composition assessment in American Indian children

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 69, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Lohman, Timothy G ^a   Caballero, Benjamin ^b   Himes, John H ^b   Hunsberger, Sally ^b   Reid, Raymond ^b   Stewart, Dawn ^b   Skipper, Betty ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adiposity; American Indians; Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Body fat; Body mass index; Native Americans; Obesity; School age children; Schoolchildren; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0032948963     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/69.4.764s     Document Type: Article

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