Fat distribution in Venezuelan children and adolescents estimated by the conicity index and waist/hip ratio

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-20

  Pérez, Betty ^a,c   Landaeta Jiménez, Maritza ^b   Vásquez, Maura ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Carretera Nacional Hoyo de la Puerta   (Venezuela)

^c NONE   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; GROWTH ACCELERATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VENEZUELA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036143393     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.10002     Document Type: Article

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