Measured and predicted total body water in children with myelomeningocele

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 278-281

  Littlewood, R A ^a,b   Trocki, O ^a   Cleghorn, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Myelomeningocele; Total body water

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DILUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL BODY WATER;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEUTERIUM; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 0038130852     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.2003.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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