Accuracy of a digital skinfold system for measuring skinfold thickness and estimating body fat

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 478-484

  Amaral, Teresa F ^a   Teresa Restivo, Maria ^a   Guerra, Rita S ^a   Marques, Elisa ^a   Chousal, Maria F ^a   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body fat; Callipers; Digital skinfold systems; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIGITAL SKINFOLD SYSTEM; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 79951671372     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510003727     Document Type: Article

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