Prediction of body fat from skinfolds: The importance of including sites from the lower limb

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 369-370

  Eston, Roger ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LEG; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PREDICTION; SKINFOLD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THIGH; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; THIGH;

EID: 0037500265     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000071236     Document Type: Editorial

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