Human Body Composition. Approaches and Applications

✍ Scribed by Josef Brožek (Eds.)

Year: 1965
Tongue: English
Leaves: 304
Category: Library

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✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Inside Front Cover, Page ii
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
PREFACE, Pages v-viii, JOSEF BROŽEK
METHODS FOR THE STUDY OF BODY COMPOSITION: SOME RECENT ADVANCES AND DEVELOPMENTS, Pages 1-29, JOSEF BROŽEK
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BODY, Pages 31-47, ELSIE M. WIDDOWSON
DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF LIVE SHEEP AND ITS CORRELATION WITH FAT PERCENTAGE, Pages 49-55, J.W.U. BEESTON
INTERPRETATION OF WHOLE BODY POTASSIUM MEASUREMENTS, Pages 57-60, ALEXANDER PFAU
HUMAN SIZE, SHAPE, AND COMPOSITION, Pages 61-72, R.W. PARNELL
SOMATIC STANDARDS OF REFERENCE, Pages 73-82, J.V.G.A. DURNIN
RESEARCH ON BODY COMPOSITION AND ITS RELEVANCE FOR HUMAN BIOLOGY, Pages 85-119, JOSEF BROŽEK
STORES IN THE HUMAN BODY, Pages 121-128, R. PASSMORE
SEX DIFFERENCE IN BODY COMPOSITION, Pages 129-138, HÅKAN LJUNGGREN
BODY COMPOSITION, CULTURE, AND SEX: TWO COMMENTS, Pages 139-159, H. BOUTOURLINE YOUNG
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND BODY COMPOSITION, Pages 161-176, JANA PAŘÍZKOVÁ
BODY COMPOSITION IN NORMAL ADULTS, Pages 177-190, KNUD H. OLESEN
HYDROMETRY OF GROWTH AND AGING, Pages 191-202,202a,203-209, BENT FRIIS-HANSEN
RADIOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF BODY COMPOSITION IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS, Pages 211-236, J.M. TANNER
APPLICATIONS TO THE STUDY OF DISEASE: AN INTRODUCTORY COMMENT, Pages 239-243, JOSEF BROŽEK
BODY COMPOSITION AND APPRAISAL OF NUTRITURE, Pages 245-266, J.F. BROCK, J.D.L. HANSEN
SOME EFFECTS OF MALNUTRITION ON BODY COMPOSITION, Pages 267-271, R.F.A. DEAN
BODY COMPOSITION AND THE ETIOLOGY OF DEGENERATIVE DISEASES, Pages 273-278,278a,279-283, PER BJURULF
1 - BODY COMPOSITION AND HUMAN BIOLOGY: AN EPILOGUE, Pages 287-301, JOSEF BROŽEK
2 - BODY CELL MASS: A SPECIAL REVIEW, Pages 303-311, JOSEF BROŽEK

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