Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 191-197 , April 2006

Comparison of Body Composition Measurements Obtained by Two Fan-Beam DXA Instruments

  • Yumiko Sakai

      Affiliations

    • Fukuoka Health Promotion Foundation, Fukuoko, Japan
    • ,
  • Hiroyuki Ito

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoko, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: H. Ito, MD, Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate, School of Medical Sciences, Maidashi 3-1-1, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
    • ,
  • Toshiko Meno

      Affiliations

    • Fukuoka Health Promotion Foundation, Fukuoko, Japan
    • ,
  • Makoto Numata

      Affiliations

    • Fukuoka Health Promotion Foundation, Fukuoko, Japan
    • ,
  • Sumie Jingu

      Affiliations

    • Fukuoka Health Promotion Foundation, Fukuoko, Japan

Received 17 November 2005 ,Revised 4 February 2006 ,Accepted 17 March 2006.

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PII: S1094-6950(06)00031-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jocd.2006.03.008

Journal of Clinical Densitometry
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 191-197 , April 2006

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