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PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundWide participation in electronic surveys and reliable reporting of anthropometry can serve to reduce costs associated with monitoring of obesity among adolescents where resources are limited.
Pamela S Gaskin +5 more
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Malnourished and surviving in South Asia, better nourished and dying young in Africa: What can explain this puzzle? [PDF]
, 2000 This paper examines the factors explaining the very different relationship between anthropometric shortfall and child mortality in South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa.
Klasen, S.
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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li +6 more
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Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 NRPT 1X reduces ALT and ceramide 14:0 in 65% of subjects as compared to only 28% in the placebo group. Abstract Background and Aims The prevalence of NAFLD is increasing globally and on a path to becoming the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease. Strategies for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD are urgently needed.
Ryan W. Dellinger +7 more
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, 2012 There are a large number of anthropometric measures that can be taken from the human body. This chapter concentrates on the more widely used measures and considers what the physical they are really trying to measure and how they do it. The chapter includes a detailed discussion of measurements of body and body fat distribution, as well as discussing ...
James Annis, John McConville
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SportsBackground/Objectives: The role of body composition in sports performance has been widely studied, particularly in soccer. Understanding how anthropometric characteristics impact movement efficiency and neuromuscular performance is crucial for optimizing
Israel Rios-Limas +8 more
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JSAMS Plus, 2022 Objective: This review aimed to compile the evidence on PA and clinical outcomes of people receiving a positive diagnosis of covid-19. Design: Systematic review.
Euripedes Barsanulfo Gonçalves Gomide +8 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed +5 more
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Hepatology Communications, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is increasing in prevalence and severity globally, prompting noninvasive testing, yet limited data exist on noninvasive liver tests (NITs) including transient elastography (TE) in ethnically diverse populations.
Anne‐Marieke van Dijk +6 more
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Rise and fall of Achille de Giovanni\u2019s clinical anthropometry [PDF]
, 2018 Achille de Giovanni (1838-1916), Italian clinician and pathologist, developed a constitutional method for clinical investigations based on the morphology of the human body.
Zampieri, Fabio
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