Validity and reliability of BodyGem for measuring resting metabolic rate on Taiwanese women

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-322

  Liou, Tsan Hon ^a,b   Chen, Ching Min ^b   Chung, Wan Yu ^c   Chu, Nain Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Harris Benedict equations; Indirect calorimeter; Reliability; Resting metabolic rate; Taiwan; Validity; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY MASS; CALORIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; TAIWAN;

ADULT; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY MASS INDEX; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33748866287     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: 09647058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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