RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Bittner, Dennis
T1 Lean Tissue and Protein in Health and Disease
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 3
SP 12
OP 13
DO 10.1177/1559897715579614
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/3/12.abstract
AB Adequate lean mass is critical for good health, but to maintain lean mass in patients, it is important to be able to measure it. Several different techniques for measuring lean mass were discussed at a session at Clinical Nutrition Week, including bedside techniques such as bioelectrical impedance analysis and ultrasound.