Body composition assessment in lean and normal-weight young women

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 793-802

  Fogelholm, G Mikael ^a   Kukkonen Harjula, T Katriina ^a   Sievänen, Harri T ^a   Oja, Pekka ^a   Vuori, Ilkka M ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Body composition; Bone; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BONE MINERAL; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; SKINFOLD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

BIA;

EID: 0029920289     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960186     Document Type: Article

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