Menopausal transition and changes of body composition: A prospective study in Chinese perimenopausal women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1265-1274

  Ho, S C ^a   Wu, S ^a   Chan, S G ^a   Sham, A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

body composition; body fat; menopausal transition; trunk fat mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CLIMACTERIUM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77955466621     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.33     Document Type: Article

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