International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 994-1000 , August 2010

Accuracy of body mass index to determine obesity in women with breast cancer: An observational study of Taiwanese sample

  • Li-Ni Liu

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Nursing, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Christine Miaskowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiological Nursing, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, United States
    • ,
  • Jong-Shyan Wang

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shin-Cheh Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Mei-Ling Chen

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Nursing, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 3 2118800x5735; fax: +886 3 2118602.

Received 14 August 2009 ,Revised 9 November 2009 ,Accepted 10 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.01.002

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 47, Issue 8 , Pages 994-1000 , August 2010

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