Visual Representation of Body Shape in African-American and European American Women: Clinical Considerations

BACKGROUND: Body mass index (BMI) has been used widely among clinicians to assess obesity in their patients due to its ease and availability. However, BMI has some diagnostic limitations and other measures related to health risks; in particular, body shape may be of greater relevance to health outco...

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Autores principales: Capers, Patrice L., Kinsey, Amber W., Miskell, Edrika L., Affuso, Olivia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4955976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27478392
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMWH.S37587

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4955976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27478392
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/CMWH.S37587

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