Skinfold thicknesses and leg-to-leg bioimpedance for the assessment of body composition in children;Dobras cutâneas e bioimpedância elétrica perna-perna na avaliação da composição corporal de crianças

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-536

  Cocetti, Monize ^a   Castilho, Sílvia Diez ^a   de Azevedo Barros Filho, Antonio ^b  

^a PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Children

Indexed keywords

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 77949341355     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-52732009000400008     Document Type: Article

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