Basal Metabolic Rate and Dietary Seasonality among Tibetan Nomads

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 361-370

  Beall, Cynthia M ^a   Henry, Jeye ^b   Worthman, Carol ^c   Goldstein, Melvyn C ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0343369480     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1996)8:3<361::aid-ajhb7>3.0.co;2-2     Document Type: Article

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