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The existing techniques for the in vivo measurement of body fat can be classified into three categories:
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Kehayias, J.J., Heymsfield, S.B., Dilmanian, F.A., Wang, J., Gunther, D.M., Pierson, R.N. (1990). Measurement of Body Fat by Neutron Inelastic Scattering: Comments on Installation, Operation and Error Analysis. In: Yasumura, S., Harrison, J.E., McNeill, K.G., Woodhead, A.D., Dilmanian, F.A. (eds) In Vivo Body Composition Studies. Basic Life Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1473-8_46
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