Body-composition assessment via air-displacement plethysmography in adults and children: A review

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 453-467

  Fields, David A ^a   Goran, Michael I ^b   McCrory, Megan A ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air displacement plethysmography; Body composition methods; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Hydrostatic weighing; Isotopic dilution; Multicompartment body composition models; Residual lung volume; Review; Thoracic gas volume; Total body water

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; BODY WATER; COMPARTMENT MODEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LUNG VOLUME; REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; TOTAL BODY POTASSIUM;

EID: 0036179574     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/75.3.453     Document Type: Review

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