What use is the BMI?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-286

  Hall, D M B ^a,c   Cole, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Storrs House Farm   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL METABOLIC RATE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD GROWTH; COUNSELING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; HUMANS; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33645695340     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.077339     Document Type: Review

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