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Use of bioelectrical impedance analysis to measure total body water in patients with cystic fibrosis.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 May 1993
Azcue M, Fried M, Pencharz P B
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to measure whole-body bioelectrical variables and to validate the technique of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) as a measure of total body water (TBW) in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). In 20 normally nourished males with CF, aged 7 to 39 years, bioelectrical impedance measurements were compared with TBW measured by isotopic distribution of H2(18)O. The relationship between...
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