Percentiles of percentage body fat in German children and adolescents: An international comparison

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 846-852

  Schwandt, Peter ^a,b   Von Eckardstein, Arnold ^c   Haas, Gerda Maria ^a  

^a Atherosclerosis Prevention Institute   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Germany; International comparison; Percentage body fat; Reference curves; Youths

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84871631511     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.104855     Document Type: Article

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