Identification of the obese child: Adequacy of the body mass index for clinical practice and epidemiology

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1623-1627

  Reilly, J J ^a   Dorosty, A R ^a   Emmett, P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Nutritional assessment; Obesity measurement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033646840     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801436     Document Type: Article

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