Growth, maturation, and body composition
Subtitle: the Fels Longitudinal Study, 1929-1991
By: Alex F. Roche
Series: Cambridge studies in biological anthropology; Cambridge studies in biological anthropology
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780521055123
Subjects: Human growth; Anthropometry; Human body; Composition; Longitudinal studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Little history; title: Biographical sketches; title: Major US longitudinal studies; title: Fels longitudinal study; title: Well-planned long-term longitudinal study; title: Management and analysis of data; title: Need for accurate data; title: Quality control; title: Data management; title: Interpolation; title: Derivation of variables; title: Transformation of variables; title: Statistical analyses in the Fels longitudinal study; title: Prenatal, familial and genetic studies; title: Prenatal studies; title: Familial and genetic studies; title: Physical growth; title: Development and standardization of anthropometric methods; title: Age changes in anthropometric variables; title: Methods of growth assessment; title: Secular changes in anthropometric variables; title: Determinants of growth; title: Final phase of growth; title: Prediction of adult stature; title: Associations between growth and behavioral variables; title: Future directions; title: Physical maturation and development; title: Skeletal maturation; title: Dental maturation; title: Sexual maturation; title: Other aspects of maturation; title: Non-invasive assessment of maturity; title: Regulation of maturation and its associations.; title: (cont) Timing and sequence of adolescent events; title: Development of hearing ability; title: Developmental changes in skin reflectance; title: Bones and teeth; title: Skeletal growth; title: Growth of specific skeletal regions; title: Skeletal variations; title: Skeletal mass; title: Plasma alkaline phosphatase; title: Teeth; title: Body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease; title: Methodological aspects; title: Total body composition; title: Bioelectric impedance; title: Predictive equations; title: Regional body composition; title: Adipocytes; title: Assessment of nutritional status; title: Influences on body composition; title: Risk factors for cardiovascular disease.