Validity and reliability of the BOD POD® S/T tracking system

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 704-708

  Tseh, W ^a   Caputo, J L ^b   Keefer, D J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bod pod; overestimation; percent body fat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957996863     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: 14393964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1255111     Document Type: Article

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