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. 1999;11(2):157-165.
doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:2<157::AID-AJHB3>3.0.CO;2-M.

History of the study of human body composition: A brief review

ZiMian Wang  1 , Zhong-Ming Wang, Steven B. Heymsfield
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History of the study of human body composition: A brief review

ZiMian Wang et al. Am J Hum Biol. 1999.

Abstract

This review assembles a chronology of human body composition research with the goal of exposing historical roots and identifying future potential trends. Body composition research has emerged over the past several decades as a distinct field, and for many scientists body composition is their primary investigative focus. Technological advances will likely move the field forward and, ultimately, help to expand knowledge of human body composition variability in health and disease. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 11:157-165, 1999. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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