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Modeling the shape and composition of the human body using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry images

There is growing evidence that body shape and regional body composition are strong indicators of metabolic health. The purpose of this study was to develop statistical models that accurately describe holistic body shape, thickness, and leanness. We hypothesized that there are unique body shape featu...

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Autores principales: Shepherd, John A., Ng, Bennett K., Fan, Bo, Schwartz, Ann V., Cawthon, Peggy, Cummings, Steven R., Kritchevsky, Stephen, Nevitt, Michael, Santanasto, Adam, Cootes, Timothy F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5397033/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28423041
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175857