Trait-specific tracking and determinants of body composition: a 7-year follow-up study of pubertal growth in girls

Trait-specific tracking and determinants of body composition: a 7-year follow-up study of pubertal growth in girls

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding how bone (BM), lean (LM) and fat mass (FM) develop through childhood, puberty and adolescence is vital since it holds key information regarding current and future health. Our study aimed to determine how BM, LM and FM t...

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Main Authors: Kröger Heikki, Cheng Shu Mei, Xu Leiting, Törmäkangas Timo, Lyytikäinen Arja, Tylavsky Frances A, Völgyi Eszter, Cheng Sulin, Alèn Markku, Kujala Urho M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/7/5

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