List of contributors; 1. Application of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
and related techniques to the assessment of bone and body composition A.
Prentice; 2. In vivo neutron activation analysis: past, present and future
S. J. S. Ryde; 3. Magnetic resonance imaging for the assessment of body
composition P. Brambilla, P. Manzoni, P. Simone and G. Chiumello; 4.
Multi-frequency impedance as a measure of body water compartments P.
Deurenberg; 5. Body composition assessed by electrical conductivity methods
J. F. Sutcliffe and M. A. Smith; 6. Body composition in malnutrition P. S.
Shetty; 7. Influence of body composition on protein and energy
requirements: some new insights C. J. K. Henry; 8. Prediction of adult body
composition from infant and child measurements M. F. Rolland-Cachera; 9.
Assessment of body composition in the obese E. M. E. Poskitt; 10. The role
of body physique assessment in sports science M. H. Slaughter and C. B.
Christ; 11. The assessment of the body composition of populations N. G.
Norgan; 12. Changes in approach to the measurement of body composition J.
Parizkova; 13. Multi-compartment models for the assessment of body
composition in health and disease S. A. Jebb and M. Elia; 14. The future of
body composition research S. B. Heymsfield and Zi-Mian Wang; Index.
