Body fatness and bioelectrical impedance in non-obese pre-menarcheal girls: Comparison to anthropometry and evaluation of predictive equations

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 673-677

  Bandini, L G ^a,b   Vu, D M ^a   Must, A ^c   Dietz, W H ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Bioelectrical impedance; Girls; Validation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MENARCHE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030725399     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600463     Document Type: Article

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