In search of a practical tool to assess regional body composition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 875-876

  Lukaski, Henry C ^a,b  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; HIV ASSOCIATED LIPODYSTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOATROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 53949098764     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.4.875     Document Type: Editorial

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