Body mass index and energy intake in Venezuelan University students

Nutrition Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-400

  Herrera, H ^a,b   Rebato, E ^a   Arechabaleta, G ^b   Lagrange, H ^b   Salces, I ^a   Susanne, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; BMI; Body composition; Energy intake

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0037360784     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00541-9     Document Type: Article

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