Childhood obesity, BMI calculators, and medical software. Time for an upgrade?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 731-732

  Jones, Kay M ^a   Dixon, Maureen E ^a   Dixon, John B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 74049163261     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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