Childhood body composition in relation to body mass index

Pediatrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 344-350

  Maynard, L Michele ^a,b   Wisemandle, Wayne ^a   Roche, Alex F ^a   Chumlea, Wm Cameron ^a   Guo, Shumei S ^a   Siervogel, Roger M ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BMI; Body composition; Body mass index; Children; Fat free mass; Total body fat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0035143991     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.2.344     Document Type: Article

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