Growth, maturation, and body composition

the Fels Longitudinal Study, 1929-1991

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282

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Growth, maturation, and body composition: the Fels Longitudinal Study, 1929-1991
2008, Cambridge University Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction
Little history
Biographical sketches
Major US longitudinal studies
Fels longitudinal study
Well-planned long-term longitudinal study
Management and analysis of data
Need for accurate data
Quality control
Data management
Interpolation
Derivation of variables
Transformation of variables
Statistical analyses in the Fels longitudinal study
Prenatal, familial and genetic studies
Prenatal studies
Familial and genetic studies
Physical growth
Development and standardization of anthropometric methods
Age changes in anthropometric variables
Methods of growth assessment
Secular changes in anthropometric variables
Determinants of growth
Final phase of growth
Prediction of adult stature
Associations between growth and behavioral variables
Future directions
Physical maturation and development
Skeletal maturation
Dental maturation
Sexual maturation
Other aspects of maturation
Non-invasive assessment of maturity
Regulation of maturation and its associations.
(cont) Timing and sequence of adolescent events
Development of hearing ability
Developmental changes in skin reflectance
Bones and teeth
Skeletal growth
Growth of specific skeletal regions
Skeletal variations
Skeletal mass
Plasma alkaline phosphatase
Teeth
Body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Methodological aspects
Total body composition
Bioelectric impedance
Predictive equations
Regional body composition
Adipocytes
Assessment of nutritional status
Influences on body composition
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cambridge studies in biological anthropology, Cambridge studies in biological anthropology

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Dewey Decimal Class
612.6
Library of Congress
QP84 .R723 1992, QP84 .R723 2008

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Pagination
282 p.
Number of pages
282

ID Numbers

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OL27041986M
Internet Archive
growthmaturation00roch
ISBN 10
0521055121
ISBN 13
9780521055123
OCLC/WorldCat
190967383

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