Prediction of body mass index in children from skinfold thicknesses;Predição do índice de massa corporal em crianças através das dobras cutâneas

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 243-248

  de Quadros, Teresa Maria Bianchini ^a   da Silva, Rosane Carla Rosendo ^a   Neto, Cândido Simões Pires ^b   Gordia, Alex Pinheiro ^c   de Campos, Wagner ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b Unidade de Ensino Superior Vale do Iguaçu   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Children; Skinfolds

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349834657     PISSN: 14158426     EISSN: 19800037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2008v10n3p243     Document Type: Article

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