A comparison of measured height and demi-span equivalent height in the assessment of body mass index among people aged 65 years and over in England

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-317

  Hirani, Vasant ^a   Mindell, Jennifer ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Demi span; Elderly; Nutritional status; Older people; Population survey

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMI-SPAN EQUIVALENT HEIGHT; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE;

EID: 43149095128     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afm197     Document Type: Article

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