Correspondence between human diet, body composition and stable isotopic composition of hair and breath in Fijian villagers

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-17

  Hedges, Robert ^a   Rush, Elaine ^b   Aalbersberg, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Breath; Carbon 13; Diet; Fiji Islands; Hair; Keratin; Nitrogen 15

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BODY CONDITION; CARBON ISOTOPE; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DIET; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREATH ANALYSIS; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; FIJI; HAIR; HUMAN; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BREATH TESTS; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPES; CEREALS; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FIJI; HAIR; HUMANS; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

FIJI; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 59649098513     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010802522010     Document Type: Article

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