Differences in resting metabolic rate between paraplegic and able-bodied subjects are explained by differences in body composition.

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the relation between body composition and energy metabolism in paraplegia. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relation between body composition and energy metabolism in healthy paraplegics as compared with able-bodied control subjects. We hypothesized that paraplegics w...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 371 - 379
Autores principales: Buchholz AC, McGillivray CF, Pencharz PB
Formato: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Feb2003
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