Pubertal stage and measures of adiposity in British schoolchildren

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 440-447

  Lewitt, Moira S ^a   Baker, Julien S ^a   Mooney, Gail P ^b   Hall, Kerstin ^c   Thomas, Non E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body mass index; Physical activity; Puberty; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE CLASS; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HEIGHT; OBESITY; SEXUAL MATURITY; STANDARD (REFERENCE);

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PUBERTY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867505908     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2012.704070     Document Type: Article

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