Calf circumference: clinical validation for evaluation of muscle mass in the elderly
ABSTRACT Objective: To validate calf circumference as a technology for assessing muscle mass in the elderly. Method: Cross-sectional study with 132 elderly people from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Decreased muscle mass was determined by the skeletal muscle mass index (IME) using Dual Energy X-Ray Absor...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000200322&lng=en&tlng=en |