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The leg-to-leg BIA system provides a valid measure of body composition change in overweight premenopausal women during a 32-week community-based weight loss program.
Practitioners can use the leg-to-leg BIA system to effectively monitor body composition changes in similar populations.
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The leg-to-leg BIA system provides a valid measure of body composition change in overweight premenopausal women during a 32-week community-based weight loss program.
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Based on the intervention study design with a significant sample size.
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Assessment of Body Composition Change in a Community-Based Weight Management Program
Leslie A. Powell et al. · Journal of the American College of Nutrition · 2001
DOI 10.1080/07315724.2001.10719011
cohort · n=201Cited 21×
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