Body mass index and elbow range of motion in a healthy pediatric population: A possible mechanism of overweight in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 196-201

  Golden, Daniel W ^d   Wojcicki, Janet M ^b   Jhee, Jeffrey T ^a   Gilpin, Susan L ^a   Sawyer, Jeffrey R ^c   Heyman, Melvin B ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^d ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometric; Body mass index; Childhood overweight; Elbow joint; Obesity; Orthopedic surgery; Pediatric; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ELBOW; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELBOW; ELBOW JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 38549176359     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31812f568b     Document Type: Article

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