Fat-free mass hydration in newborns: Assessment and implications for body composition studies

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 680-686

  Eriksson, Britt ^a   Löf, Marie ^a   Eriksson, Olle ^a   Hannestad, Ulf ^a   Forsum, Elisabet ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air displacement plethysmography; Body composition; Fat free mass density; Hydration factor; Newborns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; INFANT; MALE; MODEL; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE FACTORS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79953770829     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02147.x     Document Type: Article

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