Skinfold thickness, body fat percentage and body mass index in obese and non-obese Indian boys

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 231-235

  Chatterjee, Satipati ^a   Chatterjee, Pratima ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Amit ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b Opposite Private Ward Gate of Civil Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

fat; BMI; Boys; India; Obesity; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; OBESITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; THINNESS;

EID: 33745486533     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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