Visceral fat assessment in over nourished children by ultrasonography and its relation to anthropometry

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 79, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1338-1341

  Sankar, Jayaram ^a   Mohan, Girija ^a   Pariyarath, Ramesh ^a   Verghese, Josey ^a  

^a Government TD Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Children; Intra abdominal adipose tissue; Ultrasonography; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84867571305     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-011-0659-7     Document Type: Article

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