Detecting obesity based on skinfold thicknesses [1]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 196-

  Cole, Tim J ^a   Flegal, K M ^b   Dietz, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; CHILD; NOTE;

CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 13744254332     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/81.1.196     Document Type: Letter

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