Independent changes in female body shape with parity and age: Life-history approach to female adiposity

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-462

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a   Griffin, Lewis ^b   Treleaven, Philip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; THIGH; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; THIGH; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953549577     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21017     Document Type: Article

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