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Girth Measurements Are Limiting in Estimating Body Fatness Because There

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Girth measurements are limiting in estimating body fatness because there is an assumption of a certain amount of muscularity. For what groups would this technique not be limiting (assuming a population-specific equation) because they are relatively similar in muscularity?


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