Age-related changes in total and regional fat distribution

Ageing Research Reviews - Tập 8 - Trang 339-348 - 2009
Jennifer L. Kuk1, Travis J. Saunders2, Lance E. Davidson3, Robert Ross4
1School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
2Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L1
3NY Obesity Research Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, United States
4School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6

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