The need for revised standards for skinfold thickness in infancy

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 354-358

  Paul, A A ^a   Cole, T J ^a   Ahmed, E A ^a   Whitehead, R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

SD scores; Skinfolds; Standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STANDARD; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0031942260     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.4.354     Document Type: Article

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