Anthropometric, food intake differences and aplicability of low-cost instruments for the measurement of body composition in two distinct groups of individuals with short bowel syndrome

Introduction: Short bowel syndrome is associated with weight loss due to nutrient, electrolyte and fluid malabsorption. In view of the pathophysiology of SBS, all patients would be expected to exhibit similar clinical signs and symptoms, whereas many variations occur probably due to the adaptive cap...

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Main Authors: Letícia Bizari, Andressa Feijó da Silva Santos, Júlio Sérgio Marchini, Vivian Marques Miguel Suen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2014-07-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112014000800027&lng=en&tlng=en

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