Gender Differences in Total and Regional Body Composition Changes as Measured by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Korean Children and Adolescents

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-237

  Lim, Jung Sub ^a   Hwang, Jin Soon ^b   Cheon, Gi Jeong ^a   Lee, Jun Ah ^a   Kim, Dong Ho ^a   Park, Kyung Duk ^a   Yi, Kyung Hee ^c  

^a Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body composition; body fat distribution; DXA; korean; puberty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CHILD; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PUBERTY; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349111325     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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