Accuracy of an eight-point tactile-electrode impedance method in the assessment of total body water

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1143-1148

  Bedogni, G ^a   Malavolti, M ^a   Severi, S ^a   Poli, M ^a   Mussi, C ^a   Fantuzzi, A L ^a,b   Battistini, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b USL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Deuterium oxide dilution; Total body water

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM OXIDE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LEG; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL BODY WATER; TRUNK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; DEUTERIUM OXIDE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036856469     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601466     Document Type: Article

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