Development and validation of a measurement system for assessment of energy expenditure and physical activity in Prader-Willi syndrome

Obesity Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 387-394

  Chen, Kong Y ^a,b   Sun, Ming ^a   Butler, Merlin G ^a   Thompson, Travis ^a   Carlson, Michael G ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b C2104 MCN ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Energy metabolism; Mental retardation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0033160969     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1999.tb00422.x     Document Type: Article

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