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prega cutânea tricipital

English translation: triceps skinfold thickness

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Portuguese term or phrase:prega cutânea tricipital
English translation:triceps skinfold thickness
Entered by: Luiza Modesto

15:52 Dec 7, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / Esophageal Chagas Disease
Portuguese term or phrase: prega cutânea tricipital
This is a study in the above mentioned subfield. This is taken from the methodology section, more specifically form the nutritional assessment section.

"Foi feita aferição de medidas antropométricas: peso, altura, circunferência do braço (CB) e prega cutânea tricipital (PCT)."
Nattalia Paterson
United States
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triceps skinfold thickness
Explanation:
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Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 02:10
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4 +2triceps skinfold thickness
Luiza Modesto
3tricipital skin-fold
liz askew


  

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tricipital skin-fold


Explanation:
[Nutritional status evaluation in maintenance hemodialysis patients].
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19295002
by L Segall - 2008 - Cited by 13 - Related articles
The patients' height (H), post-dialysis body weight (BW), mid-arm circumference (MAC), tricipital skin-fold thickness (TST) were measured and a 3-category ...

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TST (tricipital skin-fold thickness)

Nutritional status evaluation and survival in haemodialysis patients
https://www.pediatriccareonline.org/.../Nutritional_status_e...
... height (H), body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), mid-arm circumference (MAC), tricipital skin-fold thickness (TST), mid-arm muscle circumference ...



liz askew
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triceps skinfold thickness


Explanation:
http://tinyurl.com/ayjwp24

Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 02:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 102
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agree  Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães: Absotively posolutely. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropometry_of_the_upper_arm
1 hr
  -> Thanks buddy! :)
agree  Margarida Ataide
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