Is Body Mass Index Really the Best Measure of Obesity in Individuals?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 526-

  Green, Daniel J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LETTER; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 58949097009     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.08.078     Document Type: Letter

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