Validity of the body mass index as an indicator of adiposity in an ethnically diverse population of youths

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 641-651

  Wang, May C ^a   Bachrach, Laura K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0000049693     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1996)8:5<641::aid-ajhb9>3.0.co;2-y     Document Type: Article

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