Weight and body composition changes during the first three years of college

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Gropper, Sareen S ^a   Simmons, Karla P ^a   Connell, Lenda Jo ^a   Ulrich, Pamela V ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84877253320     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/634048     Document Type: Article

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