Equation to estimate body weight in elderly Mexican women using anthropometric measurements Ecuación para estimar peso corporal en ancianas mexicanas a partir de medidas antropométricas
Introduction: Body weight is useful for many medical and nutritional procedures. When it is difficult or impossible to measure body weight in hospitalized/institutionalized elderly, it can be estimated through equations based on anthropometry generated in other countries, although their validity in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L.
2010-08-01
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| Series: | Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112010000400018 |