Assessment of childhood obesity: National reference data or international approach?

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 838-840

  Reilly, John J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

BMI cuttoffs; Body mass index; Childhood obesity; Obesity screening; Reference data

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CHILD; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OBESITY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036688660     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.113     Document Type: Short Survey

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