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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Journal

2003

生物電子阻抗儀;身體組成;小兒麻痺患者;體液分佈;體脂肪分佈;bio-electrical impedance analysis;body composition;poliomyelitis;fluid distribution;fat distribution

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Evaluation Of Bio-Electrical Impedance And Body Composition In The Poliomyelitis Patients, Yeong-Jeng Huang, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Fu-Kong Lieu, Jiunn-Jong Chen Mar 2003

Evaluation Of Bio-Electrical Impedance And Body Composition In The Poliomyelitis Patients, Yeong-Jeng Huang, Hsing-Kuo Wang, Fu-Kong Lieu, Jiunn-Jong Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Body composition is one of the important indicators for the health. Body composition can be evaluated by bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA). Furthermore, distribution of body fluid can also be quantitated by bio-electrical impedance measurement.Adult disabled people have unique body compositions and body shapes because of their diseases. Data regarding body composition of disabled Taiwanese people is lacking and needed. The aim of this research is to establish a standard of measurement condition for obtaining accurate, precise, rapid and reproducible body composition in adult disabled people. In this study, poliomyelitis patients and healthy people (control group) were recruited for measuring their …