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Investigating the level of agreement of two positioning protocols when using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in the assessment of body composition

BACKGROUND: Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a commonly used instrument for analysing segmental body composition (BC). The information from the scan guides the clinician in the treatment of conditions such as obesity and can be used to monitor recovery of lean mass following injury. Two com...

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Autores principales: Shiel, Flinn, Persson, Carl, Simas, Vini, Furness, James, Climstein, Mike, Schram, Ben
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5647860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29062599
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3880