Body composition and lipodystrophy in prepubertal HIV-infected children

OBJECTIVE: To identify lipodystrophy in prepubertal HIV-infected children using anthropometric parameters and body composition assessment. METHODS: Cross-sectional study including 40 prepubertal HIV-infected children of both genders seen at the Care Center of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Dis...

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Main Authors: Cecilia Zanin Palchetti, Rose Vega Patin, Aída de Fátima Thomé Barbosa Gouvêa, Vera Lúcia Szejnfeld, Regina Célia de Menezes Succi, Fernanda Luisa Ceragioli Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000100001&lng=en&tlng=en