Reliability of in vivo neutron activation analysis for measuring body composition: Comparisons with tracer dilution and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 420-427

  Ma, Kaizong ^b   Kotler, Donald P ^b   Wang, Jack ^b   Thornton, John C ^b   Ma, Ruimei ^b   Pierson Jr , Richard N ^a  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMIDE; CALCIUM; DEUTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; SODIUM BROMIDE; SODIUM DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; SULFUR; TRITIUM;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIODENSITOMETRY; STATISTICS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; BROMIDES; CALCIUM; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DEUTERIUM; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RADIOISOTOPE DILUTION TECHNIQUE; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SULFATES; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES; TRITIUM;

EID: 0030138140     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(96)90058-X     Document Type: Article

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