Comparative body composition estimates for institutionalized and free-living elderly in metropolitan areas of the Republic of Guatemala

Nutrition Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-457

  Mazariegos, Manolo ^a   Valdez, Carlos ^b   Kraaij, Sophia ^b   Van Setten, Conny ^b   Luirink, Cornelien ^b   Breuer, Katharina ^b   Haskell, Marjorie ^b   Mendoza, Ivan ^b   Solomons, Noel W ^b   Deurenberg, Paul ^b  

^a Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment Aging and Metabolism Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging and nutrition; Anthropometry; Bioelectrical impedance; Body composition; Guatemala

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0029863780     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0271-5317(96)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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