Relative and Interacting Effects of Sex, Race, and Environment Upon Body Cell Mass in Healthy Adults

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 259-268

  Kotler, Donald P ^a,d   Thea, Donald M ^b   Allison, David B ^a   Wang, Jack ^a   St Louis, Michael ^c   Keusch, Gerald T ^b   Pierson Jr , Richard N ^a  

^a Columbia Coll of Phys and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0346311089     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1998)10:2<259::aid-ajhb11>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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