Body mass index reference curves derived from a New Zealand birth cohort

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 1114, 2000, Pages 308-311

  Williams, Sheila ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034725502     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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