Body mass index misclassification due to kyphotic posture in Japanese community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 66 A, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 326-331

  Nishiwaki, Yuji ^a   Michikawa, Takehiro ^a   Eto, Norihito ^a   Takebayashi, Toru ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aged; Body mass index; Demi span; Kyphosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE;

AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; KYPHOSIS; MALE;

EID: 79955099047     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq227     Document Type: Article

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