Anthropometric status and body composition in Aboriginal women of the Kimberley region
- 1 June 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 144 (S2) , S8-S10
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1986.tb115954.x
Abstract
A detailed cross-sectional anthropometric study in which weight, height, three circumferences and four skinfolds were measured in 114 Aboriginal women aged 15–79 years was undertaken in the Kimberley...Keywords
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