Height, weight, and body mass index among Akwesasne Mohawk youth

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-279

  Gallo, Mia V ^a   Schell, Lawrence M ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AMERICAN INDIAN; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MALE; NEW YORK; ONTARIO; QUEBEC; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 20144373930     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20316     Document Type: Article

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