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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...
Autores principales: | Capers, Patrice L., Kinsey, Amber W., Miskell, Edrika L., Affuso, Olivia |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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