title: The use of calf circumference measurement as an anthropometric tool to monitor nutritional status in elderly inpatients.
authors.affiliation: Pontificia Catholic University - School of Nutrition - PUC/Campinas/SP, Brazil. kaportero@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Portero-McLellan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Staudt
authors.forename: F R F
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Delbue Bernardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baston Frenhani
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Leandro Mehri
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D001132:Arm / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D001823:Body Composition; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007866:Leg / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013851:Thinness / Q000453:epidemiology*