The availability of body composition reference data for the elderly

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 76-82

  Chumlea, W M C ^a   Sun, S S ^b  

^a Lifespan Health Research Center   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; Elderly; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION;

PIERINAE;

EID: 1642385050     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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