Body fat standards and individual physical readiness in a randomized army sample: Screening weights, methods of fat assessment, and linkage to physical fitness

Military Medicine

Volumn 167, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 994-1000

  Leu, John R ^a   Friedl, Karl E ^b,c  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Mil Operational Medicine Program   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SCREENING; STANDARD;

EID: 0036906430     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/167.12.994     Document Type: Article

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