Brief Communication: Respiratory Function Is Closely Associated with Basal Metabolic Rate in Elderly Persons

Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-102

  Choi, Jong Weon ^a,b   Pai, Soo Hwan ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anthropometrics; Basal metabolic rate; Body composition; Respiratory function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; VITAL CAPACITY;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BASAL METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PULMONARY VENTILATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 1442300216     PISSN: 00917370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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