Anthropometry and body composition in elderly people. Importance of physical activity;Antropometria y composicion corporal en personas mayores de 60 anos. Importancia de la actividad fisica

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 309-316

  Alemán Mateo, Heliodoro ^b   Esparza Romero, Julián ^b   Valencia, Mauro E ^a  

^a Ctro Invest A Desarrollo A C   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aged; Anthropometry; Body composition; Mexico; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; IMPEDANCE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION;

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0344199895     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36341999000400008     Document Type: Article

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