Measurement issues related to studies of childhood obesity: Assessment of body composition, body fat distribution, physical activity, and food intake

Pediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 3 II SUPPL., 1998, Pages 505-518

  Goran, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Diet; Energy expenditure; Methodology; Obesity; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENSITOMETRY; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DIET; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031936447     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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