Measuring obesity in children: What standards to use?;Que padrões usar para medir obesidade em crianças?

Jornal de Pediatria

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 246-248

  Tomkins, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; OBESITY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 33747348685     PISSN: 00217557     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2223/JPED.1516     Document Type: Short Survey

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