Measures of adiposity: The inappropriate use of the fat mass index

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 213-

  Burton, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; FAT CONTENT; FAT MASS INDEX; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 74249117847     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.202     Document Type: Letter

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