Subcutaneous thigh fat assessment: A comparison of skinfold calipers and ultrasound imaging

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-54

  Selkow, Noelle M ^a   Pietrosimone, Brian G ^b   Saliba, Susan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agreement; Anthropometry; Body composition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THIGH;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THIGH; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 78651339653     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4085/1062-6050-46.1.50     Document Type: Article

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