Comparison of different body composition mesurements in severely obese patients in the clinical setting Comparación de las diferentes medidas de la composición corporal en pacientes con obesidad grave en un contexto clínico
Background Aims: Body composition measurements seem to be not reliable enough in obese patients. Our aim was to compare single frequency-bioelectrical impedance (SF-BIA) analysis; foot-to-foot impedance meters (FFI) or upper body fat analysers (UBFA) and DXA (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry) in sev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L.
2012-10-01
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Series: | Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112012000500037 |