Body composition and anthropometry in Japanese and Australian Caucasian males and Japanese females

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 31-36

  Kagawa, Masaharu ^a   Binns, Colin W ^b   Hills, Andrew P ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Australians; Body composition; DXA; Japanese

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CAUCASIAN; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 34047181214     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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