Population-based centile curves for triceps, subscapular, and abdominal skinfold thicknesses in Polish children and adolescents - The OLAF study

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1215-1221

  Jaworski, Maciej ^a   Kułaga, Zbigniew ^a   Płudowski, Paweł ^a   Grajda, Aneta ^a   Gurzkowska, Beata ^a   Napieralska, Ewelina ^a   Świąder, Anna ^a   Pan, Huiqi ^b   Litwin, Mieczysław ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal skinfold thickness; Children; Polish; Population based values; Subscapular; Triceps

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 84866028227     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-012-1717-5     Document Type: Article

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