Body fat and body mass index measurements in preprofessional dance students: A comparison of formulas

Medical Problems of Performing Artists

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 43-46

  Potter, Ann B ^a   Lavery, Ellen S ^a   Bell, Ronny A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DANCING; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029892868     PISSN: 08851158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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