Childhood obesity in Asia: The value of accurate body composition methodology

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 339-343

  Hills, Andrew P ^a,b   Mokhtar, Najat ^c   Brownie, Sharon ^b,d   Byrne, Nuala M ^e  

^a MATER MOTHERS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asia; Body composition; Childhood obesity; Methodology; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84907362235     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2014.23.3.07     Document Type: Short Survey

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