Centripetal fat patterning in South African children

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 832-836

  Goon, Daniel T ^a   Toriola, Abel L ^a   Shaw, Brandon S ^a   Amusa, L O ^a,b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Central fatness; South Africa; Waist circumference; Waist to stature ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST STATURE RATIO;

EID: 80053038340     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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