Methods for nurses to measure body composition Métodos en enfermería para la medición de la composición corporal Métodos de enfermagem para a medição da composição corporal
Among the methods available for assessing body composition, traditional methods like hydrodensitometry and skin-fold measurements are well known. In this review, we focus on the impedance and interactance methods, which use systems that are usually inexpensive, easily transportable and simple to ope...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2011-08-01
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| Series: | Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692011000400024 |