Agreement between dual x-ray absorptiometers using pencil beam and fan beam: indicators of bone health and whole-body plus appendicular tissue composition in adult athletes

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The current study was aimed to examine intra-individual variation on indicators of bone health in addition to whole-body plus appendicular tissue measurements using two concurrent assessments based on pencil beam and fan beam dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) systems in adul...

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Main Authors: Óscar Tavares, João P Duarte, Daniela C. Costa, Paulo Sousa-e-Silva, Diogo Martinho, Leonardo G. O. Lus, Pedro Duarte-Mendes, João Valente-dos-Santos, Jorge Conde, José M. Casanova, Edilson S. Cyrino, Manuel J. Coelho-e-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302018000400330&lng=en&tlng=en