Centiles of body mass index for Dutch children aged 0-20 years in 1980-a baseline to assess recent trends in obesity

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 303-308

  Cole, T J ^a,c   Roede, M J ^b  

^a MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033165856     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/030144699282999     Document Type: Article

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