Obesity screening in older women with the body mass index: A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis;Depistage de l'obesite chez la femme agee de plus de 50 ans

Science and Sports

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 212-219

  Sardinha, L B ^a   Teixeira, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

BMI; Obesity; Percent body fat; ROC analysis; Women elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; DATA ANALYSIS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING;

EID: 0033836553     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0765-1597(00)80008-8     Document Type: Article

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