Does relative leptinemia predict weight gain in humans?

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 373-374

  Jenkins, Arthur B ^a   Campbell, Lesley V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

AMERICAN INDIAN; BLOOD; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LEPTIN; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038546466     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.49     Document Type: Note

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