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Measuring body mass index (BMI) in nursing home residents: The usefulness of measurement of arm span

Harald A. Nygaard NKS Olaviken Hospital for Old Age Psychiatry and Section for Geriatric Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 46-49 | Received 17 Jun 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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