Distinguishing body mass and activity level from the lower limb: Can entheses diagnose obesity?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 226, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 303.e1-303.e7

  Godde, Kanya ^a,b   Taylor, Rebecca Wilson ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c South College School of Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Bony microstructure; Gait; Log linear models; Logistic regression; Musculoskeletal stress markers; Sit to stand transition

Indexed keywords

ADDUCTOR MAGNUS MUSCLE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCANEUS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; FIBULA; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MEDIUS MUSCLE; GLUTEUS MINIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; LEG; LEG MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; OBESITY; OBTURATOR EXTERNUS MUSCLE; OBTURATOR INTERNUS MUSCLE; PECTINEUS MUSCLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PIRIFORMIS MUSCLE; POPLITEUS MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRATUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RECTUS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SEMIMEMBRANOSUS MUSCLE; SITTING; STANDING; TIBIA; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 84875601107     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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