Body fat assessed from total body density and its estimation from skinfold thickness: Measurements on 481 men and women aged from 16 to 72 Years

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1974, Pages 77-97

  Durnin, J V G A ^a   Womersley, J ^a  

^a The University   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT;

AGE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DENSITY; BODY FAT; CHILD; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX; SKINFOLD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MUSCLES; OBESITY; SEX FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

EID: 0016176101     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19740060     Document Type: Article

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