Smoking affects womens' sex hormone-regulated body form

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1350-

  Pölkki, Mari ^a   Rantala, Markus J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADIPOCYTE; BODY BUILD; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BREAST; HUMAN; LETTER; SMOKING; WAIST HIP RATIO; ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NOTE; OBESITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TWINS;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TESTOSTERONE; TWINS; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68849095844     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.163485     Document Type: Letter

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