Comparison between body fat measurements obtained by portable ultrasound and caliper in young adults

Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1952-1955

  Ulbricht, L ^a   Neves, E B ^a   Ripka, W L ^a   Romaneli, E F R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Body composition; Healthcare; Portable Ultrasound; Skinfold thickness

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FATS; BODY MASS INDEX; MEASURING TECHNIQUE; PORTABLE ULTRASOUND; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH CARE; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

HEALTH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STANDARD; ULTRASOUND; YOUNG ADULT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; ULTRASONICS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84880803504     PISSN: 1557170X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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