Magnetic resonance imaging of abdominal adiposity in a large cohort of British children

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-99

  Benfield, L L ^a   Fox, K R ^a   Peters, D M ^a   Blake, H ^a   Rogers, I ^a   Grant, C ^b   Ness, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Somerset Magnetic Resonance Imaging Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ALSPAC; Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Fat distribution; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 38149003576     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803780     Document Type: Article

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