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Harris-Benedict equations do not adequately predict energy requirements in elderly hospitalized African Americans.

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition, associated with poor outcome in the elderly, may be exacerbated by weight loss during hospitalization. Accurate estimation of energy requirements is important, particularly if predictions are applied to caloric supply. Because data on energy requirements for the elderly are...

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Auteurs principaux: Compher, Charlene, Cato, Robert, Bader, Joan, Kinosian, Bruce
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: National Medical Association 2004
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2594962/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14977280
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