Assessment of body fat in young Indian males and females by two and four skinfold methods

Biomedical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 133-137

  Kumar, Binit ^a   De, Arun Kumar ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Body fat percentage; Harpenden's caliper; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARM; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; TRUNK;

EID: 0345304939     PISSN: 0970938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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