Visceral adipose tissue differences in black and white women.

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Published in Am J Clin Nutr on April 01, 1995

Authors

J M Conway1, S Z Yanovski, N A Avila, V S Hubbard

Author Affiliations

1: US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, MD 20705-2350.

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