Validity of two commercial grade bioelectrical impedance analyzers for measurement of body fat percentage

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 74-83

  Dolezal, Brett A ^a   Lau, Michael J ^a   Abrazado, Marlon ^a   Storer, Thomas W ^a   Cooper, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

BIA; Body composition; DEXA; Fat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883529493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10979751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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