Validation of percent body fat indicators in pediatric oncology nutrition assessment

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-129

  White, Melinda ^a   Davies, Peter ^a   Murphy, Alexia ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Nutrition assessment; Oncology; Percent body fat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VALIDATION STUDY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY;

EID: 41949138148     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31815cc3eb     Document Type: Article

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