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Upper arm anthropometrics versus DXA scan in survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome

Survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) experience severe muscle wasting. Upper arm anthropometrics can provide a quick, non-invasive estimate of muscle status, but its accuracy is unknown. This study examines the accuracy of upper arm percent muscle area (UAMA) with reference measur...

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Autores principales: Chan, Kitty S., Mourtzakis, Marina, Friedman, Lisa Aronson, Dinglas, Victor D., Hough, Catherine L., Ely, E. Wesley, Morris, Peter E., Hopkins, Ramona O., Needham, Dale M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5884734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29483623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41430-018-0106-1