Prediction of percentage body fat from anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance in Singaporean and Beijing Chinese

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 93-98

  Deurenberg, Paul ^a,e   Deurenberg Yap, Mabel ^b   Wang, Jingzhong ^c   Lin, Fu Po ^b   Schmidt, Gordon ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene   (China)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e Nutrition Department   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Body mass index; Percentage body fat

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044518794     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6047.2000.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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