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Measuring body mass index (BMI) in nursing home residents: The usefulness of measurement of arm span

OBJECTIVE: To study whether arm span can be used as substitute for measurement of height in nursing home patients for calculating body mass index (BMI). DESIGN: Explanatory observational study. SETTING: Assessment of 35 nursing home residents admitted to long-term stay in a nursing home. MAIN OUTCOM...

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Hovedforfatter: Nygaard, Harald A.
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Informa Healthcare 2008
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406628/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18297563
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813430801892037
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