Field methods for body composition assessment are valid in healthy Chinese adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 310-317

  Yao, Manjiang ^a   Roberts, Susan B ^a   Guansheng, Ma ^b   Pan, Hui ^b   McCrory, Megan A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body mass index; Fat free mass hydration coefficient; Isotope dilution; Percentage of body fat

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM OXIDE; OXYGEN 18;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHINESE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY;

EID: 0036169992     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/132.2.310     Document Type: Article

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