Anthropometric estimations of percent body fat in NCAA Division I female athletes: A 4-compartment model validation

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1068-1076

  Moon, Jordan R ^a   Tobkin, Sarah E ^a   Smith, Abbie E ^a   Lockwood, Chris M ^a   Walter, Ashley A ^a   Cramer, Joel T ^a   Beck, Travis W ^a   Stout, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Field method; Multi compartment model; Skinfold; Sports

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949115740     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181aa1cd0     Document Type: Article

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