Comparison of frequently used, unexplored and newly designed indices for the assessment of segmental and whole body constituents

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 418-425

  Tresignie, Jonathan ^a   Scafoglieri, Aldo ^a   Provyn, Steven ^a,b   Clarys, Jan Pieter ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Haute Ecole Bruxelles Brabant   (Belgium)

Author keywords

(tissue) dissection; Adipose tissue; Body composition; Health status indicators; Indices

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80053652481     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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