Body composition obtained from the body mass index : AAn Italian study

European Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 409-416

  Martarelli, Daniele ^a   Martarelli, Benedetta ^a   Pompei, Pierluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Bioelectrical impedance; BMI; Body composition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WATER; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57249095868     PISSN: 14366207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00394-008-0742-7     Document Type: Article

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