Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls

Body disabling chronic hemiparesis does not appear to determine differences in the body mass index when compared to able-bodied controls

OBJECTIVE: (a) To compare the Body Mass Index between hemiparetic (disabled-bodied) patients vs. matched able-bodied controls, establishing relationships between Body Mass Index and the anthropometric variables (weight and height) used to calculate it; (b) to determine whether the Body Mass Index co...

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Main Authors: Paulo Henrique Ferreira de Araujo-Barbosa, Lidiane Teles de Menezes, Abraão Souza Costa, Anderson Castro Mundim, Osmair Gomes de Macedo, Emerson Fachin-Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mavera, Edições Científicas e Técnicas Ltda
Series:Medical Express
Subjects:
stroke
anthropometry
body composition
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