Assessment of nutritional status and body composition in children using physical anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance: Influence of diurnal variations

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-309

  Rodríguez Martínez, Gerardo ^a   Moreno, Luis A ^a   Sarría, Antonio ^a   Fleta, Jesús ^a   Bueno, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Children; Diurnal variation; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TOTAL BODY WATER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0343341225     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200003000-00017     Document Type: Article

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