A comparison of bioelectrical impedance and skinfold measurements in determining minimum wrestling weights in high school wrestlers

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-51

  Hetzler, Ronald K ^a   Kimura, Iris F ^a   Haines, Karin ^a   Labotz, Michelle ^a   Smith, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Bland Altman plots; Body composition; Prediction error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC TRAINER; BIOENERGY; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WRESTLING;

EID: 33646178802     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: 10626050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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