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Body mass index has a curvilinear relationship with the percentage of body fat among children

BACKGROUND: Body Mass Index (BMI), which is defined as the ratio between weight (in kg) and height (in m(2)), is often used in clinical practice as well as in large scale epidemiological studies to classify subjects as underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese. Although BMI does not directly m...

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Autores principales: Federico, Bruno, D'Aliesio, Filomena, Pane, Fabio, Capelli, Giovanni, Rodio, Angelo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169475/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21851612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-301