Physical limitations of the TOBEC method: Accuracy and long-term stability

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 105-118

  Robin, Jean Patrice ^a   Heitz, Astrid ^a   Le Maho, Yvon ^a   Lignon, Jacques ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Electrical conductance; EM SCAN SA 2; Fat and protein masses; Lean mass; Reference phantom; Sample geometry and position; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0036465377     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(01)00628-X     Document Type: Article

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