Cross-sectional content analysis of clinically applied circumferences

European Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 961-966

  Tresignie, Jonathan ^a   Scafoglieri, Aldo ^a   Cattrysse, Erik ^a   Clarys, Jan Pieter ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body composition; Circumferences; Clinical application; Cross sectional content analysis; Dissection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BONE MASS; CADAVER; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX; TRUNK; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CADAVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84865172683     PISSN: 00142972     EISSN: 13652362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2012.02683.x     Document Type: Article

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