Validation of a new pediatric air-displacement plethysmograph for assessing body composition in infants

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 653-660

  Ma, Guansheng ^a   Yao, Manjiang ^b   Lin, Yan ^c   Lin, Aiwei ^c   Zou, Hui ^c   Urlando, Alessandro ^b   Wong, William W ^d   Nommsen Rivers, Laurie ^e   Dewey, Kathryn G ^e  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b Life Measurement Inc   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air displacement plethysmography; Body composition; Deuterium dilution; Infants; Percentage body fat; Total body water

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD GROWTH; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2142758104     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.4.653     Document Type: Article

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