Maturity-associated variation in total and depot-specific body fat in children and adolescents

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-479

  Staiano, Amanda E ^a   Broyles, Stephanie T ^a   Gupta, Alok K ^a   Malina, Robert M ^b   Katzmarzyk, Peter T ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL MATURATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL MATURATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84879462917     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22380     Document Type: Article

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