Comparative evaluation of body composition in medically stable elderly

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1105-1109

  Hurley, Roberta S ^a   Bartlett, Betty J ^b   Witt, David D ^a   Thomas, Alicia ^c   Taylor, Evelyn Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0030825692     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(97)00270-8     Document Type: Article

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