Does the first pregnancy precipitate age-related fat deposition?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1274-1276

  Friis, H ^a,b   Gomo, E ^c   Kaestel P ^a   Nyazema, N ^d   Ndhlovu, P ^c   Michaelsen, K Fleischer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^d University of Zimbabwe   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; Fat deposition; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID STORAGE; OBESITY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZIMBABWE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036732512     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802074     Document Type: Article

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