Healthy body mass index values often underestimate body fat in men with spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1068-1071

  Jones, Lynnette M ^a   Legge, Michael ^a   Goulding, Ailsa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absorptiometry; Adipose tissue; Body mass index; Dual energy x ray; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIOMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OUTPATIENT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TISSUE; X RAY;

EID: 0038493857     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(03)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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