Measures of body fat and related factors in normal adults—II

Ruth Steinkamp; Nina L. Cohen; William R. Gaffey; T. McKey; G. Bron; William E. Siri; T.W. Sargent; Elizabeth Isaacs

doi:10.1016/0021-9681(65)90162-1

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Year: 1965
Type: article
Volume: 18
Issue: 12
Pages: 1291-1307
Citations: 101
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                                    Ruth Steinkamp, 
                                
                                    Nina L. Cohen, 
                                
                                    William R. Gaffey
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1965). 
                            Measures of body fat and related factors in normal adults—II. 
                            Journal of Chronic Diseases
                            , 18
                            (12)
                            , 1291-1307.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9681(65)90162-1
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0021-9681(65)90162-1