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A method for measuring human body composition using digital images

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Body mass index (BMI) is a proxy for obesity that is commonly used in spite of its limitation in estimating body fatness. Trained observers with repeated exposure to different body types can estimate body fat (BF) of individuals compared to criterion methods with reasonable ac...

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Autores principales: Affuso, Olivia, Pradhan, Ligaj, Zhang, Chengcui, Gao, Song, Wiener, Howard W., Gower, Barbara, Heymsfield, Steven B., Allison, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6218036/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30395607
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206430