A chart to link child centiles of body mass index, weight and height

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1194-1199

  Cole, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Child; Height; Malnutrition; Obesity; SDS; Weight

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0036965444     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601473     Document Type: Article

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