Estimation of body fat in athletes: Skinfolds vs bioelectrical impedance

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 442-446

  Ostojic, S M ^a,b  

^a Sports Academy   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Sports Medicine   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOENERGY; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPEDANCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 33750207976     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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