Body composition in normal weight, overweight and obese children: Matched case-control analyses of total and regional tissue masses, and body composition trends in relation to relative weight

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1506-1513

  Wells, J C K ^a   Fewtrell, M S ^a   Williams, J E ^a   Haroun, D ^a   Lawson, M S ^a   Cole, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Fat mass; Fat free mass; Hydration

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INFANT; LEG; MACROSOMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 33749146745     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803402     Document Type: Article

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