Percentiles for body mass index in U.S. children 5 to 17 years of age

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 211-222

  Rosner, B ^a   Prineas, R ^a   Loggie, J ^a   Daniels, S R ^a  

^a CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0031915630     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70434-2     Document Type: Article

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