A review of in vivo experimental methods to determine the composition of the human body

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 791-833

  Sutcliffe, J F ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKINFOLD;

EID: 0030001499     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/41/5/001     Document Type: Review

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