A multi-center comparison of dual energy X-ray absorptiometers: In vivo and in vitro soft tissue measurement

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 312-317

  Economos, C D ^a   Nelson, M E ^a,f   Fiatarone, M A ^a   Dallal, G E ^a   Heymsfield, S B ^b   Wang, J ^b   Yasumara, S ^c   Ma, R ^c   Vaswani, A N ^d   Russell Aulet, M ^e   Pierson, R N ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Densitometry; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; DXA; Fat mass; Lean mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CALIBRATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHANTOM; SOFT TISSUE;

EID: 17544391129     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600400     Document Type: Article

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