Utility of different body composition indicators: Demographic influences and associations with blood pressures and heart rates in adolescents (Heartfelt Study)

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 714-727

  Mueller, W H ^a   Chan, Wenyaw ^a   Meininger, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; RACE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; UNITED STATES;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TEXAS;

EID: 0346669811     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460310001616473     Document Type: Article

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