Validity of bioelectrical impedance equations for estimating fat-free weight in high school female gymnasts

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 962-968

  Eckerson, Joan M ^a   Evetovich, Tammy K ^b   Stout, Jeffrey R ^b   Housh, Terry J ^b   Johnson, Glen O ^b   Housh, Dona J ^b   Ebersole, Kyle T ^b   Smith, Douglas B ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body composition; Cross validation; Underwater weighing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; ADOLESCENT; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030612518     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199707000-00017     Document Type: Article

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