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Estimation of visceral fat in 9‐ to 13‐year‐old girls using dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) and anthropometry

OBJECTIVES: Accumulation of visceral fat (VF) in children increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, and measurement of VF in children using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is expensive. Dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA) may provide a low‐cost alt...

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Autores principales: Lee, V., Blew, R., Hetherington‐Rauth, M., Blew, D., Galons, J.‐P., Hagio, T., Bea, J., Lohman, T., Going, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30338114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.297