Ethnic differences in the accumulation of fat and lean mass in late gestation

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 640-647

  Lampl, Michelle ^a   Lee, Wesley ^b,c,d   Koo, Winston ^e   Frongillo, Edward A ^f   Barker, David J P ^g   Romero, Roberto ^c,d,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY WILLIAM BEAUMONT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d School of Medicine ^*

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84865119547     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22285     Document Type: Article

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