Estimating body fat from skinfold thicknesses in the elderly;Utilização da espessura de dobras cutâneas para a estimativa da gordura corporal em idosos

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-26

  Rech, Cassiano Ricardo ^a   Cordeiro, Braian Alves ^b   Petroski, Edio Luiz ^c   de Vasconcelos, Francisco de Assis Guedes ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAÍ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Body fat; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Obesity; Skinfolds thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954839120     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732010000100003     Document Type: Article

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