Accuracy of specific BIVA for the assessment of body composition in the United States population.

BACKGROUND: Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) is a technique for the assessment of hydration and nutritional status, used in the clinical practice. Specific BIVA is an analytical variant, recently proposed for the Italian elderly population, that adjusts bioelectrical values for body ge...

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Main Authors: Roberto Buffa, Bruno Saragat, Stefano Cabras, Andrea C Rinaldi, Elisabetta Marini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3590169?pdf=render