Reference data for arm muscle and arm adipose tissue areas in Mexican Americans from the Hispanic health and nutrition examination survey (HHANES 1982-1984): Comparisons with whites and blacks from NHANES II (1976-1980)

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 389-403

  Ryan, Alan S ^a,b   Wellens, Rita ^c   Roche, Alex F ^c   Kuczmarski, Robert J ^d  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

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EID: 1642298980     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1996)8:3<389::AID-AJHB10>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Review

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