Reproducibility of anthropometric and body composition measurements: The HERITAGE Family Study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 297-303

  Wilmore, J H ^a   Stanforth, P R ^a   Domenick, M A ^a   Gagnon, J ^b   Daw, E W ^c   Leon, A S ^d   Rao, D C ^c   Skinner, J S ^e   Bouchard, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Body composition; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DENSITY; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; ERROR; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0030938401     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800404     Document Type: Article

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