Agreement of skinfold measurement and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) methods with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in estimating total body fat in Anglo-Celtic Australians

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 854-860

  Wattanapenpaiboon, N ^a   Lukito, W ^b   Strauss, B J G ^c   Hsu Hage, B H H ^a   Wahlqvist, M L ^a,d   Stroud, D B ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c Clin Nutrition and Metabolism Unit

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA); Body composition; Body fatness; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry (DEXA); Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

BIA;

EID: 0031857618     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800672     Document Type: Article

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