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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-12-11
pubmed:abstractText
Body composition measurements are integral to nutritional assessment of elderly subjects. The validity of methods available for partitioning body weight into its tissue or chemical subfractions in the geriatric population is of primary importance. Until recently verifying the accuracy of body composition techniques in vivo was limited by prevailing technology. New advances such as neutron activation analysis, neutron inelastic scattering, and dual photon absorptiometry now promise to overcome these earlier limitations. With these new tools investigators can now examine critical underlying assumptions related to body composition assessment in elderly subjects. This review highlights the need and opportunities for future research in this area.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0002-9165
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1167-75; discussion 1231-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Body composition in elderly subjects: a critical appraisal of clinical methodology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital, New York 10025.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review