Stature prediction equations for elderly Hispanics in Latin American countries by sex and ethnic background

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 804-810

  Palloni, Alberto ^a   Guend, Abdelhani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 21144433843     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.6.804     Document Type: Article

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