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Assessing subcutaneous adipose tissue by simple and portable field instruments: Skinfolds versus A-mode ultrasound measurements

PURPOSE: This study compared subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) measurements using a skinfold caliper and Renco Lean-Meater Series 12 A-mode portable ultrasound scanner (A-US). It aimed to assess their inter- and intra-rater reliability and measure the agreement between both methods. METHODS: Eighty-...

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Autores principales: Pérez-Chirinos Buxadé, Carla, Solà-Perez, Toni, Castizo-Olier, Jorge, Carrasco-Marginet, Marta, Roy, Alex, Marfell-Jones, Michael, Irurtia, Alfredo
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/PMC6264474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30496211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0205226