Relationships between body size and percent body fat among Melanesians in Vanuatu

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 425-431

  Dancause, Kelsey Needham ^a,c   Vilar, Miguel ^b,c   DeHuff, Christa ^c   Wilson, Michelle ^c   Soloway, Laura E ^c,d   Chan, Chim ^c   Lum, Koji J ^c   Garruto, Ralph M ^c  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d New York State Cancer Registry   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Body mass index (BMI); Body weights and measures; Chronic disease; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VANUATU; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VANUATU; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 78751483385     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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