Body composition in Prader-Willi syndrome: Assessment and effects of growth hormone administration

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 88, Issue 433, 1999, Pages 105-108

  Davies, P S W ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Growth hormone deficiency; Obesity; Prader Willi syndrome; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG EFFECT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MORBID OBESITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0033405227     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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