"Body Size" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The physical measurements of a body.
| Descriptor ID |
D049628
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.115.100.160 E05.041.124.160 G07.100.100.160 G07.345.249.314
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| Concept/Terms |
Body Size- Body Size
- Body Sizes
- Size, Body
- Sizes, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Body Size" by people in Profiles.
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Longitudinal changes in vitamin D and its metabolites in pregnant South Africans. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2021 09; 212:105949.
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The Role of Lifestyle and Psycho-Social Factors in Predicting Changes in Body Composition in Black South African Women. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0132914.
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Validation of ultrasound estimates of visceral fat in black South African adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Sep; 19(9):1892-7.
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and anthropometric estimates of visceral fat in Black and White South African Women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010 Mar; 18(3):619-24.
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Comparison of site-specific bone mass indices in South African children of different ethnic groups. Calcif Tissue Int. 2009 Oct; 85(4):317-25.
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Rapid infant weight gain and advanced skeletal maturation in childhood. J Pediatr. 2009 Sep; 155(3):355-61.
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Size at birth, weight gain in infancy and childhood, and adult blood pressure in 5 low- and middle-income-country cohorts: when does weight gain matter? Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 May; 89(5):1383-92.
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BMI, fat and muscle differences in urban women of five ethnicities from two countries. Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 Aug; 31(8):1232-9.
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Effect of ethnicity and sex on the growth of the axial and appendicular skeleton of children living in a developing country. Am J Phys Anthropol. 2006 May; 130(1):135-41.