Validity of self-assessment techniques for estimating percent fat in men and women

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 243-247

  Eckerson, Joan M ^a   Stout, Jeffrey R ^a   Evetovich, Tammy K ^c   Housh, Terry J ^b   Johnson, Glen O ^b   Worrell, Nicholas ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Accu Measure; Body composition; Near infrared interactance; Skinfold; Underwater weighing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032327320     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199811000-00007     Document Type: Article

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