Multi-component body composition models: recent advances and future directions

Objective: This overview examines concepts related to a category of body composition methods generally referred to as multi-component models, that is, those models that include three or more components. We summarize the rationale for, applications, and types of multi-component models along with sources of error. Our review presents the strengths and limitations of available models and identifies important future research directions.Sponsorship: National Institutes of Health Grant R01-N1DDK 42618.European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2001) 55, 69–75

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