Critical analysis of the use of the body mass index for the elderly;Análise crítica do uso do índice de massa corporal para idosos

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 765-775

  Cervi, Adriane ^a,b   Franceschini, Sylvia Do Carmo Castro ^a   Priore, Sílvia Eloiza ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE REGIONAL DO NOROESTE DO ESTADO DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aged; Anthropometry; Body mass index; Mortality; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONSENSUS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 33344458221     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: 14155273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732005000600007     Document Type: Article

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