Energy expenditure in chronic spinal injury

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 635-639

  Buchholz, Andrea C ^a   Pencharz, Paul B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Resting metabolic rate; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CEREBRAL PALSY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD; HUMAN; METABOLIC RATE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUADRIPLEGIA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BASAL METABOLISM; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 14844329040     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200411000-00008     Document Type: Review

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