Sex differences in regional body fat distribution from pre-to postpuberty

Obesity

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1410-1416

  Taylor, Rachael W ^a   Grant, Andrea M ^a   Williams, Sheila M ^a   Goulding, Ailsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954145866     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.399     Document Type: Article

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