Age Trends in anthropometric characteristics among an elderly population of Bengalee Hindu males in Calcutta, India

Mankind Quarterly

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 71-90

  Ghosh, A ^b   Bose, K ^a   Das Chaudhuri, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ageing; Anthropometry; Body fat; Muscle

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040440715     PISSN: 00252344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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