Clinical Nutrition
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 830-838 , October 2005

Bioelectric impedance and individual characteristics as prognostic factors for post-operative complications

Received 6 November 2004 ,Accepted 10 May 2005.

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☆ The present study was supported by CAPES, Ministério da Educação, Brasil.

PII: S0261-5614(05)00080-4

doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.05.005

Clinical Nutrition
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 830-838 , October 2005

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