Ethnic specific associations between body composition and metabolic risk and the role of sex hormones and aromatase among black and white South African women

Includes bibliographical references === Background: Previous evidence has demonstrated ethnic differences in the relationship between body fat distribution and metabolic risk between black and white women. However, the reasons for these differences are not known and may be explained in part by diffe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tootla, Mehreen
Other Authors: Goedecke, Julia
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16775