Computerized baropodometry in obese patients

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1574-1578

  Fabris, Sonia Maria ^a   Valezi, Antonio Carlos ^a   Fabris De Souza, Shirley Aparecida ^a   Faintuch, Joel ^b   Cecconello, Ivan ^b   Pedroni Jr , Mauro ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Baropodometry; Bone and joint disease; Obesity; Plantar pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROPODOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOT; FOREFOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PRESSURE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33845916241     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089206779319293     Document Type: Article

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