Pediatric body composition in clinical studies: Which methods in which situations?

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 40, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Pietrobelli, A ^a   Peroni, D G ^a   Faith, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioimpedance analysis; Body composition; Body mass index; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BIOIMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY GROWTH; CHILD GROWTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DENSITOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYDRODENSITOMETRY; IMPEDANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METABOLIC RATE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0142147145     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-003-0084-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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