Body-composition reference data for simple and reference techniques and a 4-component model: A new UK reference child

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1316-1326

  Wells, Jonathan C K ^a   Williams, Jane E ^a   Chomtho, Sirinuch ^b   Darch, Tegan ^a   Grijalva Eternod, Carlos ^a   Kennedy, Kathy ^a   Haroun, Dalia ^c   Wilson, Catherine ^d   Cole, Tim J ^a   Fewtrell, Mary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DENSITY; BODY FAT; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LAMBDA MU SIGMA METHOD; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PUBERTY; REFERENCE DATABASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; TOTAL BODY WATER; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GROWTH CHARTS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869758141     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.036970     Document Type: Article

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