Ethnic differences in adiposity and body composition: The First Nations bone health study

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1065-1072

  Leslie, William D ^a   Weiler, Hope A ^b   Nyomba, B L Grégoire ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Body composition; Caucasian; Ethnicity; First Nations; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CANADA; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 39049165676     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-068     Document Type: Article

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