Body mass index as predictor for body fat: Comparison between Chinese and Dutch adult subjects

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 102-105

  Deurenberg, Paul ^a   Ge, Keyou ^b   Hautvast, Joseph G A J ^a   Wang, Jingzhong ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Adult; Body composition; Body density; Body fat; Body mass index; Chinese; Comparison; Dutch; Siri's formula; Underwater weighing

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944435853     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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