Assessment of equations that estimate weight and height in adult men;Avaliação da aplicabilidade de fórmulas preditivas de peso e estatura em homens adultos

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 443-451

  Rezende, Fabiane Aparecida Canaan ^a   Rosado, Lina Enriqueta Frandsen Paez Lima ^b   Franceschinni, Sylvia do Carmo Castro ^b   Rosado, Gilberto Paixão ^b   Ribeiro, Rita de Cássia Lanes ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adult; Anthropometry; Body composition; Body weights and measures

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949337457     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-52732009000400001     Document Type: Article

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