Proven intra and interobserver reliability in the echographic assessments of body fat changes related to HIV associated Adipose Redistribution Syndrome (HARS)

Current HIV Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 276-278

  Gulizia, Rosario ^a   Uglietti, Alessia ^a   Grisolia, Antonella ^a   Gervasoni, Cristina ^b   Galli, Massimo ^b   Filice, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiretrovirals; Body fat changes; Intra and inter observer reliability; Lipodystrophy; Sonography

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; BODY FAT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FACE MUSCLE; HIV ASSOCIATED LIPODYSTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; KAPPA STATISTICS; LEG MUSCLE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THICKNESS; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; FACE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-ASSOCIATED LIPODYSTROPHY SYNDROME; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL; THIGH;

EID: 52449106991     PISSN: 1570162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016208785132509     Document Type: Review

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