Body Composition in Biological Anthropology

Klappentext All those concerned with biological anthropology! both clinicians and researchers! will find this book of great interest. Zusammenfassung This volume provides a thought-provoking perspective on the empirical and analytic study of body form and composition. The techniques used for measuring body components such as fat! water! lean tissue! bone mass and bone density are evaluated against potential 'gold standards'. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Epidemiological indices, anthropometric and cadaver estimates of body composition; 3. Determination of body fat; 4. Determination of body water; 5. Determination of lean tissue; 6. Estimation of bone mass; 7. Regional differences of body composition; 8. Developmental changes, growth and aging; 9. Genetic influences upon body composition; 10. Environmental influences; 11. Pathological disturbances of body composition; 12. Human adaptability and body composition; Glossary; References; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Roy F. Shephard, Roy J. Shephard, Roy J. (University of Toronto) Shephard
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 17.01.1991
• EAN: 9780521362672
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36267-2
• Seiten: 356
• Serien: Studies in Marxism and Social; Studies in Marxism and Social
• Themen: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Klinische Fächer; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Ethnologie > Völkerkunde