Magnitude and variation of fat-free mass density: A cellular-level body composition modeling study

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 284, Issue 2 47-2, 2003, Pages

  Wang, Zimian ^b   Heshka, Stanley ^c   Wang, Jack ^c   Wielopolski, Lucian ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^c  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Weight Control Unit   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat measurement; Bone mineral; Total body water

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DENSITY; BODY FAT; BODY GROWTH; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOTAL BODY WATER;

EID: 0037303865     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00151.2002     Document Type: Article

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