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Lean body mass: the development and validation of prediction equations in healthy adults

BACKGROUND: There is a loss of lean body mass (LBM) with increasing age. A low LBM has been associated with increased adverse effects from prescribed medications such as chemotherapy. Accurate assessment of LBM may allow for more accurate drug prescribing. The aims of this study were to develop new...

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Autores principales: Yu, Solomon, Visvanathan, Thavarajah, Field, John, Ward, Leigh C, Chapman, Ian, Adams, Robert, Wittert, Gary, Visvanathan, Renuka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833312/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24499708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2050-6511-14-53