Use of adductor pollicis muscle thickness in hospitalized or ambulatory patients: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the use of the Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness (APMT) as an anthropometric parameter and prognostic indicator in hospitalized or ambulatory patients. Method: systematic review carried out the Web of Science, SCOPUS and Lilacs databases. Results: Twenty-three s...

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Main Authors: Brunna Gabrielly Ferreira da Silva Soares, Andréa Pereira Vicentini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100601&lng=en&tlng=en