A skinfold model to predict fat-free mass in female athletes

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-262

  Warner, Evelyn R ^a   Fornetti, Walla C ^a   Jallo, Jennifer J ^b   Pivarnik, James M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body fat percentage; DEXA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCULATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRODENSINOMETRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4844219654     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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