Valoración de la circunferencia de la pantorrilla como indicador de riesgo de desnutrición en personas mayores
BACKGROUND: Undernutrition is a very common situation among elderly, that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. On the other hand, calf circumference (CC) is a direct anthropometric measurement, related to fat free mass. An early detection of an elderly undernutrition situat...
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Format: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Language: | spa |
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Sociedad Española de Nutrición Parenteral y Enteral
2012
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10171/21337 |