Body fat prediction from skinfold anthropometry referenced to a new gold standard: In vivo neutron activation analysis and tritium dilution

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-403

  Beddoe, Alun H ^a   Samat, Supian Bin ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Skinfold anthropometry; Total body fat

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; ERRORS; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRONS;

BODY FATS; DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES; GOLD STANDARDS; IN-VIVO; NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; RESIDUAL ERROR; SKINFOLD ANTHROPOMETRY; TOTAL BODY FAT; TRITIATED WATER; WATER DILUTION;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

TRITIUM;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DILUTION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD; STANDARD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0031928218     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/19/3/008     Document Type: Article

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