The estimation of the fat free mass index in athletes

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 200-203

  Loenneke, Jeremy P ^a,b,c,d,e   Wilson, Jacob M ^a,b,c,d,e   Wray, Mandy E ^a,b,c,d,e   Barnes, Jeremy T ^a,b,c,d,e   Kearney, Monica L ^a,b,c,d,e   Pujol, Thomas J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^d SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Body mass index; DEXA scan; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fat free mass; Sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876510955     PISSN: 2008000X     EISSN: 20087209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.34691     Document Type: Article

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