Body mass index and body composition in relation to sexual maturation

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Castilho, Silvia Diez ^a,c   Cocetti, Monize ^a   de Azevedo Barros Filho, Antonio ^b  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Body composition; Body mass index; Fat mass; Free fat mass; Obesity; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 41449103382     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.2.127     Document Type: Article

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