How well do skinfold equations predict percent body fat in elite soccer players?

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 607-613

  Reilly, T ^a   George, K ^a   Marfell Jones, M ^b   Scott, M ^a   Sutton, L ^a   Wallace, J A ^c  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Universal College of Learning   (New Zealand)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiposity; BMI; DXA; Fat patterning; Skinfold

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HODGKIN HUXLEY EQUATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; REFERENCE VALUE; SKINFOLD; THIGH; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; OBESITY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCCER;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCCER;

EID: 70350450610     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1202353     Document Type: Article

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