The Equation of Prediction Stature Based on Age and Ethnic in Six Institutionalized Elderly at DKI Jakarta and Tangerang, Year 2005

Height is an important clinical indicator to derive body mass index (BMI) predicting the nutritional status. However, height measurement in the elderly may impose some difficulties and the reliability is doubtful. Equations estimating height from knee height parameter to predict stature in elderly i...

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Main Author: Fatmah Fatmah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Indonesia 2010-10-01
Series:Makara Journal of Health Research
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Online Access:http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/health/article/view/145