Overweight children have a greater proportion of fat mass relative to muscle mass in the upper limbs than in the lower limbs: implications for bone strength at the distal forearm
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Ducher, Gaele; Bass, Shona L; Naughton, Geraldine A.; Eser, Prisca; Telford, Richard; Daly, Robin M
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Background: The influence of adiposity on upper-limb bone strength has rarely been studied in children, despite the high incidence of forearm fractures in this population. Objective: The objective was to compare the influence of muscle and fat tissues on
| Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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| Date published: | 2009 |
| Type: | Journal article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/24056 |
| Source: | American Journal of Clinical Nutrition |
| DOI: | 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28025 |
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