Measuring adiposity in health research

Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 259-276

  Davis, Mary C ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781412976244.n12     Document Type: Chapter

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