The accuracy of hand-to-hand bioelectrical impedance analysis in predicting body composition in college-age female athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1040-1045

  Esco, Michael R ^a   Olson, Michele S ^a   Williford, Henry N ^a   Lizana, Suheil N ^a   Russell, Angela R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fat free mass; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ATHLETES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953836252     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181cc224a     Document Type: Article

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