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Research Papers

Correlation of Fat Mass Index and Fat-Free Mass Index with percentage body fat and their association with hypertension among urban South Indian adult men and women

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Pages 54-58 | Received 13 Jan 2011, Accepted 14 Oct 2011, Published online: 08 Dec 2011

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