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Low Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, Calf Circumference, and Body Mass Index and Mortality in Older Persons
BACKGROUND. Low body mass index is a general measure of thinness. However, its measurement can be cumbersome in older persons and other simple anthropometric measures may be more strongly associated with mortality. Therefore, associations of low mid-upper arm circumference, calf circumference, and b...
Autores principales: | Wijnhoven, Hanneke A. H., van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren, Marian A. E., Heymans, Martijn W., de Vet, Henrica C. W., Kruizenga, Hinke M., Twisk, Jos W., Visser, Marjolein |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3304296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20547497 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq100 |
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