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Development of sex-specific equations for estimating stature of frail elderly Hispanics living in the northeastern United States

1999; Elsevier BV; Volume: 69; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ajcn/69.5.992

ISSN

1938-3207

Autores

Odilia I. Bermúdez, Emily K Becker, Katherine L. Tucker,

Tópico(s)

Obesity and Health Practices

Resumo

Background: The accurate measurement of stature is not possible in many frail elderly persons because of problems affecting their ability to stand straight. In such cases, knee height may be used to estimate stature.

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