Body fat levels in children and adolescents: Effects on the prevalence of obesity

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Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Marques Vidal, Pedro ^a,b   Marcelino, Gisela ^a   Ravasco, Paula ^a   Camilo, Maria Ermelinda ^a   Oliveira, João Miguel ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Body fat; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROCOMPUTER; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 55649122791     PISSN: 17514991     EISSN: 17514991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eclnm.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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