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1 online resource. |
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Human anatomy and physiology |
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Physiology - laboratory and clinical research |
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Human anatomy and physiology series.
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Physiology-laboratory and clinical research series.
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"Nova biomedical" |
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Includes bibliographical references index. |
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Description based on print version record. |
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""NEW TRENDS IN BODY MASS INDEX RESEARCH""; ""HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY""; ""PHYSIOLOGY -- LABORATORY AND CLINICAL RESEARCH""; ""NEW TRENDS IN BODY MASS INDEX RESEARCH""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""CHAPTER 1. BODY MASS INDEX AND ESTROGEN-DEPENDENT BREAST CANCERIN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN: PATHOGENETIC MECHANISMS AND NEW THERAPEUTIC PERSPECTIVES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""ESTROGENS AND MENOPAUSE""; ""WEIGHT INCREASE, INSULIN-RESISTANCE AND RISK OF BREAST CANCER""; ""ADIPOCYTES AND BREAST CANCER""; ""Leptin""; ""Adiponectin"" |
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""Hepatocyte Growth Factor""""Tumor Necrosis Factor-Î?""; ""Interleukin-6 (IL-6)""; ""OXIDATIVE STRESS""; ""INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ESTROGENS AND ADIPOKINES""; ""THERAPEUTIC PERSPECTIVES""; ""Antidiabetic Drugs: Metformin""; ""Antiinflammatory Drugs""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 2. BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) IMPORTANCE IN PSORIASIS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY ACCORDING TO BMI""; ""BMI AND OTHER ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATORS""; ""PSORIASIS AND BMI VARIATIONS""; ""WHAT IS THE RELATION BETWEEN PSORIASIS AND HIGH BMI?""; ""INFLAMMATION: A COMMON LINK"" |
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""HIGH BMI AS ANOTHER CVD RISK FACTOR IN PSORIASIS""""BMI MANAGEMENT IN PSORIASIS: A FEW REMARKS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3. INDIVIDUAL BODY TISSUE DISTRIBUTION VARIES CONSIDERABLY WITHIN AND BETWEEN ADJACENT BODY MASS INDEX CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE ELDERLY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Models of Body Composition Analysis""; ""Body Composition Changes in the Elderly""; ""PROCEDURES""; ""Anthropometry""; ""Calculation of Tissue Masses and Definitions""; ""Statistical Data Analysis and Graphical Representation""; ""DIRECT RELATIONSHIPS OF BMI AND WC WITH BODY COMPOSITION"" |
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""Relation to Whole Body and Segmental Tissue Masses""""Relation to Muscle Tissue Mass Proportions""; ""Relation to Trunk Adipose Tissue Distribution""; ""CLINICAL RELEVANCE""; ""Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference Categories:Measures of Body Tissue Distribution in the Elderly?""; ""Can Simple Anthropometric Measures Detect Inter-Individual Differences in Trunk Composition?""; ""Limitations of Dissection Procedure""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES"" |
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""Chapter 4. age and sex variations in body mass index and chronic energy deficiency among adult santals of purulia district, west bengal, india""""abstract""; ""introduction""; ""materials and methods""; ""results""; ""discussion""; ""conclusion""; ""acknowledgments""; ""references""; ""chapter 5. body mass index and fat distribution circumpolar peoples: implications for the measurement of obesity and for the optimization of lifestyle""; ""abstract""; ""epidemiological use of the body mass index""; ""critique of the body mass index"" |
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Obesity -- Research.
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Obésité -- Recherche.
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MEDICAL -- Endocrinology & Metabolism.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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Obesity -- Research
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Vermeulen, Alard.
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De Smet, Edme.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: New trends in body mass index research New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. 9781619424302 (hardcover) (DLC) 2011047275 |
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9781619424364 ebook |
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1619424363 |
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9781619424302 hardcover |
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1619424304 (hardcover) |
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DEBBG BV041049672 |
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