Capsule Commentary on Wilhelm-Leen et al., Phase Angle, Frailty and Mortality in Older Adults

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 183-

  Ruiz, Marco ^a  

^a Louisiana State University Health Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY FAT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ETHNICITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MORTALITY; RACE; TOTAL BODY WATER; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; MALE; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY;

EID: 84906997878     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-013-2657-0     Document Type: Article

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