Body fat is differentially related to body mass index in U.S.-born African-American and East African immigrant girls

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 720-723

  Meyer, Katie A ^a   Demerath, Ellen W ^a   Friend, Sarah ^a   Hannan, Peter J ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; AFRICA, EASTERN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MINNESOTA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961173912     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21201     Document Type: Article

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