Bioimpedance analysis: Evaluation of leg-to-leg system based on pressure contact footpad electrodes

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 524-531

  Nuñez, Christopher ^a   Gallagher, Dympna ^b   Visser, Marjolein ^b   Pi Sunyer, F Xavier ^b   Wang, Zimian ^b   Heymsfield, Steven B ^b  

^a Weight Control Unit   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; TOTAL BODY WATER

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOOT PAD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; LEG; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; STANDING;

EID: 0342460645     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199704000-00015     Document Type: Article

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