The relationship between body mass index/body composition and survival in patients with heart failure

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 326-332

  Shirley, Shelby ^a   Davis, Leslie L ^a   Carlson, Barbara Waag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced practice nurses; Body composition; Body mass index; Cachexia; Heart failure; Obesity; Systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NURSING; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CACHEXIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLE;

EID: 45249084297     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2008.00328.x     Document Type: Review

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