Prediction of stature in the italian elderly

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 72-76

  Donini, L M ^c,d   De Felice, M R ^c   De Bernardini, L ^c   Ferrari, G ^c   Rosano, A ^a   De Medici M ^c   Cannella, C ^b  

^a Intl Centre for Birth Defects   (Italy)

^b Ist Sci dell'Alimentazione dell'U

^c Istituto Geriatrico Villa Delle Querce   (Italy)

^d Ist Geriatrico Villa delle Querce   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY POSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033935724     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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