Body composition by 2H dilution in Gambian infants: Comparison with UK infants and evaluation of simple prediction methods

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1776-1782

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a   Hawton, Kate ^a   Darch, Tegan ^a   Lunn, Peter G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body composition; Growth faltering; Isotope dilution

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DEUTERIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKINFOLD; TOTAL BODY WATER; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE; UNITED KINGDOM; INDICATOR DILUTION CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; URINE;

ADIPOSITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATININE; DEUTERIUM; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; INDICATOR DILUTION TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 74949096557     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509991255     Document Type: Article

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