Prediction of fat and fat-free mass in male athletes using dual x-ray absorptiometry as the reference method

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 263-274

  Stewart, Arthur D ^a   James Hannan, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Athletes; Bioelectrical impedance; Dual X ray absorptiometry; Fat mass; Fat free mass; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; ILEUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SKINFOLD; SPORT; THIGH;

EID: 0034012742     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404100365009     Document Type: Article

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