Gender differences in newborn subcutaneous fat distribution

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 457-461

  Rodríguez, Gerardo ^a   Samper, Ma Pilar ^a   Ventura, Purificación ^a   Moreno, Luis A ^b   Olivares, José L ^a   Pérez González, José Ma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fat distribution; Fat mass; Gender differences; Gestational changes; Skinfold thicknesses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 3543020380     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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