International Journal of Global Health

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Joanna Holowko Author

Subjects of specialization
Dietician

Affiliation
Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland

Biography

Joanna Ho?owko is currently pursuing his PhD degree at Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland. She is working as a Dietician in Rehabilitation Hospital of Saint Charles Borromeo in Szczecin. She has published seven papers in reputed journals and has taken an active part in many national and foreign conferences on nutrition.


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The role of neck circumference measurement – could be a reliable way of evaluating patient's health state

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Joanna Holowko

The epidemiological study is one of the most demanding studies. Furthermore, receiving honest data from patients is required to obtain solid statistics. However, there are some questions generally regarded as inhibiting and sensitive, for instance concerning body weight or waist circumference. Those questions could have a significant impact on utter statistics making them unreliable. There is an enormous need to create some useful and convenient anthropometric tools that would help to evaluate patient’s health status simultaneously avoiding sensitive questions and rendering all the data valid. The object of our study was to examine the usefulness of neck circumference in evaluating patient’s body weight and waist circumference. The study was conducted in Szczecin during two ... view more»

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