Relationship between bioelectrical impedance analysis and body mass index in adolescent urban Nigerians;Relations entre l'analyse de l'impédance bioélectrique et l'indice de masse corporelle chez des adolescents citadins du Nigeria

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-103

  Nwizu, S E ^a   Njokanma, O F ^b   Okoromah, C A N ^c   David, N A ^d  

^a Deseret International Hospital Group   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^c LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Body fat; Body mass index; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STUDENT; ADIPOSE TISSUE; HISTOLOGY; NEGRO; SEX RATIO; URBAN POPULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84859634573     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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