Bias and limits of agreement between hydrodensitometry, bioelectrical impedance and skinfold calipers measures of percentage body fat

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-277

  Williams, Craig A ^a   Bale, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body fat; Statistics; University athletes

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOENERGY; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRODENSITOMETRY; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0031885404     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050332     Document Type: Article

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