Inconsistent determination of overweight by two anthropometric indices in girls with Turner syndrome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 513-518

  Isojima, Tsuyoshi ^a   Yokoya, Susumu ^a,c   Ito, Junko ^b,c   Horikawa, Reiko ^a,c   Tanaka, Toshiaki ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Foundation for Growth Science   (Japan)

^d Tanaka Growth Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Obesity; Turner syndrome; Weight for height

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KARYOTYPE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURNER SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TURNER SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149098090     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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