Effects of variations in regional composition on soft tissue measurements by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 677-682

  Milliken, L A ^a   Going, S B ^a   Lohman, T G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Fat mass; Lean tissue; Percentage fat; Regional composition

Indexed keywords

LARD; WATER;

ABDOMEN; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEAT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; THIGH;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AND BONES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0029935871     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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