Gastric capacity is related to body mass index in obese patients. A study using the water load test

Revista de Gastroenterologia de Mexico

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-73

  Mejia Rivas M ^a   Remes Troche, J M ^c   Montano Loza A ^a   Herrera, M ^b   Valdovinos Diaz M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c Universidad Cristobal Colon   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Mexico; Obesity; Water load test

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; STOMACH; WATER;

EID: 84855679151     PISSN: 03750906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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