Validity of deuterium oxide dilution for the measurement of body fat among Singaporeans

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 3 SUPP, 2002, Pages 34-37

  Deurenberg Yap, Mabel ^a   Deurenberg, Paul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat percent; Chinese; Deuterium oxide dilution; Ethnic; Four compartment model; Indians; Malays; Singapore; Total body water; Validity

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0036743693     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265020233s106     Document Type: Article

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