Assessment of the body composition of brazilian boys: the bioimpedence method

The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability and predictive accuracy of previously published total-body resistance Bioimpedence (BIA) equations for estimation of body composition of 29 Brazilian boys (10 to 14 years old). A DXA (DPX-IQ, Version 4.6 A) was used to obtain reference mea...

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Main Authors: Martim Bottaro, Adroaldo C. de Araujo Gaya, Claudio Roberto Escovar Paiva, Ricardo Flávio de Araújo Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2002-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/rbcdh/article/view/3979/3378