Differences in subcutaneous abdominal adiposity regions in four ethnic groups

Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2288-2295

  Kohli, Simi ^a   Lear, Scott A ^a,b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FASCIA; FASCIA SUPERFICIALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOUTH ASIA; ABDOMINAL FAT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CAUCASIAN; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PATHOLOGY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 84887178358     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oby.20102     Document Type: Article

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