Accuracy of body mass index-defined overweight in fire fighters

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 227-230

  Jitnarin, N ^a   Poston, W S C ^a   Haddock, C K ^a   Jahnke, S ^a   Tuley, B C ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body fat; Fire fighters; Normal weight; Overweight; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876018618     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs213     Document Type: Article

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