Bioelectrical impedance analysis to estimate body composition in children and adolescents: A systematic review and evidence appraisal of validity, responsiveness, reliability and measurement error

Obesity Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 895-905

  Talma, H ^a   Chinapaw, M J M ^a   Bakker, B ^b   Hirasing, R A ^a   Terwee, C B ^a   Altenburg, T M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BIA; Criterion validity; Measurement properties; Youth

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PROCEDURES; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

BIA; CRITERION VALIDITY; MEASUREMENT PROPERTIES; YOUTH.;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84885854723     PISSN: 14677881     EISSN: 1467789X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/obr.12061     Document Type: Review

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