New Percentage Body Fat Prediction Equations for Japanese Males

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-279

  Kagawa, Masaharu ^a,b   Kerr, Deborah ^a   Binns, Colin W ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; DXA; Japanese males; Prediction equation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIODENSITOMETRY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748850212     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.25.275     Document Type: Article

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