Validity and reliability of the sagittal abdominal diameter as a predictor of visceral abdominal fat

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 980-986

  Sampaio, Lílian Ramos ^a   Simões, Eduardo J ^b   Assis, Ana Marlúcia O ^a   Ramos, Luiz R ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Sagittal abdominal diameter; Visceral fat; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 35848936673     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000600013     Document Type: Article

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