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Comparison of visceral fat area measured by CT and bioelectrical impedance analysis in Chinese patients with gastric cancer: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a simple and inexpensive method to estimate body composition. However, the accuracy of BIA is unknown. We aimed to assess the accuracy of BIA in estimating visceral fat area (VFA) in patients with gastric cancer. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-se...

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Autores principales: Gao, Bo, Liu, Yu, Ding, Chao, Liu, Shunli, Chen, Xiaotian, Bian, Xiaojie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7380841/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32709647
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036335