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Human body composition
Title
Human body composition / Steven B. Heymsfield ... [et al.], editors.
ISBN
0736046550 (hard cover)
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, c2005.
Physical Description
xii, 523 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 06, 2005
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 415-502) and index.
Contents
Study of body composition: an overview
Hydrodensitometry and air displacement plethysmography
Hydrometry
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
Bioelectrical impedance analysis
Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
Anthropometry and ultrasound
Animal body composition methods
Statistical methods
Multicomponent molecular-level models of body composition analysis
Measuring adiposity and fat distribution in relation to health
Assessing muscle mass
Body composition, organ mass, and resting energy expenditure
Genetic influences on human body composition
Age
Variation in body composition associated with sex and ethnicity
Pregnancy
Exercise
Hormonal influences on human body composition
Morbidity and mortality associations
Body composition and cancer
Obesity and diabetes: body Composition Determinants of Insulin Resistance
Body composition studies in people with HIV
Inflammatory diseases and body composition.
Subjects
Subjects (Medical)
Body Composition.
Anthropometry - methods.
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