Harmonization process and reliability assessment of anthropometric measurements in a multicenter study in adolescents

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 32, Issue , 2008, Pages S58-S65

  Nagy, E ^a   Vicente Rodriguez, G ^b   Manios, Y ^c   Beghin L ^d   Iliescu, C ^e   Censi, L ^f   Dietrich, S ^g   Ortega, F B ^h   De Vriendt, T ⁱ   Plada, M ^j   Moreno, L A ^b   Molnar, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

^e University of Lille   (France)

^f Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione   (Italy)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

ⁱ GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

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Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Circumference; Reliability; Skinfold thickness; Technical error of measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549109180     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.184     Document Type: Article

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