Changes in body composition of malnourished children after dietary supplementation as measured by bioelectrical impedance

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 5-9

  Kabir, Iqbal ^b   Malek, Mohammad A ^b   Rahman, M Mujibur ^b   Khaled, M Abu ^a   Mahalanabis, Dilip ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WATER; CATCH UP GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN DIET; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0028088966     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/59.1.5     Document Type: Article

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