Ethnic Differences in the BMI-%BF Relationships between Young Japanese and Australian-Caucasian Males Living in Australia using Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Kagawa, M ^a   Kerr, D ^a   Binns, C ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BF; Body composition; Body mass index; Cross ethnic; Japanese

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0348014513     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101053950301500s08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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