Anthropometric measurements of the elderly

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 55-63

  Rahman, Suriah Abd ^a   Zalifah, M K ^a   Zainorni, M J ^a   Shafawi, S ^a   Mimie Suraya, S ^a   Zarina, N ^a   Wan Zainuddin, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 85077119972     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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