Adiposity in children and adolescents: Correlates and clinical consequences of fat stored in specific body depots

Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Katzmarzyk, P T ^a   Shen, W ^b   Baxter Jones, A ^c   Bell, J D ^d   Butte, N F ^e   Demerath, E W ^f   Gilsanz, V ^g   Goran, M I ^g   Hirschler, V ^h   H Hu, H ^g   Maffeis, C ⁱ   Malina, R M ^j   Muller M J ^k   Pietrobelli, A ^a,l   Wells, J C K ^m  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h HOSPITAL DURAND   (Argentina)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^m UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Brown fat; Imaging; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MATURATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84867324512     PISSN: 20476302     EISSN: 20476310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00073.x     Document Type: Article

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