Body composition of African American and white children: A 2-year follow-up of the BAROC study

Obesity Research

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 605-621

  Bray, George A ^a,b   DeLany, James P ^a   Harsha, David W ^a   Volaufova, Julia ^a   Champagne, Catherine M ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Pennington Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectric impedance; Densitometry; DXA; Isotope dilution; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NEGRO; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; HUMANS; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOUISIANA; MALE; PUBERTY; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0035489460     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2001.80     Document Type: Article

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