Fatness and fat patterning as independent anatomical characteristics of body composition: A study of urban South African children

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 423-429

  Goon, Daniel Ter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fat patterning; Principal components analysis; South african children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FAT FREE MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUNK; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84881055754     PISSN: 20082142     EISSN: 20082150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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