Ultrasound measurements of subcutaneous adipose tissue in infants are reproducible

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 492-494

  Flygare, Annika ^a   Valentin, Lil ^a   Karlsland Åkeson, Pia ^a   Flodmark, Carl Erik ^a   Ivarsson, Sten A ^a   Axelsson, Irene ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infant; Reproducibility; Subcutaneous fat; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THIGH;

EID: 0033512121     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199905000-00009     Document Type: Article

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