Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: A validation study
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The Journal of Pediatrics
- Vol. 132 (2), 204-210
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70433-0
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