Body circumferences: clinical implications emerging from a new geometric model
BACKGROUND: Body volume expands with the positive energy balance associated with the development of adult human obesity and this "growth" is captured by two widely used clinical metrics, waist circumference and body mass index (BMI). Empirical correlations between circumferences, BMI, and...
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BioMed Central
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569934/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18834550 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-5-24 |