First reference curves of waist circumference for German children in comparison to international values: The PEP Family Heart Study

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 259-266

  Schwandt, Peter ^a,b   Kelishadi, Roya ^c   Haas, Gerda Maria ^a  

^a Arteriosklerose Praventions Institut   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Children; Germany; International comparison; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 58149204142     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-008-0048-0     Document Type: Article

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