Harris-Benedict Equations Do Not Adequately Predict Energy Requirements in Elderly Hospitalized African Americans

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 96, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 209-214

  Compher, Charlene ^a   Cato, Robert ^a   Bader, Joan ^b   Kinosian, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Calorimetry; Kcal; Weight

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HARRISON BENEDICT EQUATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC RATE; MORTALITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALORIMETRY, INDIRECT; COHORT STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0842266524     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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