Comparisons of body volumes and dimensions using three-dimensional photonic scanning in adult Hispanic-Americans and Caucasian-Americans

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 921-928

  Olivares, Josefina ^a   Wang, Jack ^b   Yu, Wen ^b   Pereg, Vicente ^a   Weil, Richard ^b   Kovacs, Betty ^b   Gallagher, Dympna ^b   Xavier Pi Sunyer, F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body circumferences; Ethnicity; Ratio of trunk volume total body volume; Ratio of waist circumference hip circumference

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856875245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680700100619     Document Type: Article

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