Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents
Authors:
- W H DietzWDW H Dietz
- T N RobinsonTRT N Robinson
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 132 (2) , 191-193
Abstract
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