Are the equations published in literature for predicting resting metabolic rate accurate for use in the elderly?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-149

  Luhrmann P M ^a   Neuhäuser Berthold, Monika ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elderly; Predictive equations; Resting metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CALORIMETRY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HARRIS BENEDICT EQUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOFIELD EQUATION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHO EQUATION;

EID: 2442646653     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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