Fuzzy linguistic model for bioelectrical impedance vector analysis

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 710-716

  Bronhara, Bruna ^a   Piccoli, Antonio ^b   Pereira, Júlio César R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Electric impedance; Fuzzy logic; Human body; Nutritional status

Indexed keywords

ANASARCA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE VECTOR ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CACHEXIA; DEHYDRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUZZY SYSTEM; IMPEDANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; OBESITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866604556     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.02.014     Document Type: Article

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