Body composition and respiratory function in healthy non-obese children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 553-557

  Gonzalez Barcala, Francisco J ^a,c   Takkouche, Bahi ^b   Valdes, Luis ^a   Leis, Rosaura ^b   Alvarez Calderon, Pedro ^a   Cabanas, Rodrigo ^b   Rodríguez Suarez, Jose R ^a   Tojo, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body composition; Healthy children; Lung function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPIROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 34548689388     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02420.x     Document Type: Article

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