Is BMI accurate to reflect true adiposity?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 220, Issue , 2016, Pages 883-

  Yang, LiLi ^a   Zhao, Min ^a   Xi, Bo ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BMI; Central obesity; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST HIP RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT;

EID: 84978992718     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.310     Document Type: Article

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