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Association of Weight for Length vs Body Mass Index During the First 2 Years of Life With Cardiometabolic Risk in Early Adolescence

IMPORTANCE: The American Academy of Pediatrics currently recommends weight for length (WFL) for assessment of weight status in children younger than 2 years but body mass index (BMI) for children older than 2 years. However, the clinical implications of using WFL vs BMI in children younger than 2 ye...

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Autores principales: Aris, Izzuddin M., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Li, Ling-Jun, Yang, Seungmi, Belfort, Mandy B., Thompson, Jennifer, Hivert, Marie-France, Patel, Rita, Martin, Richard M., Kramer, Michael S., Oken, Emily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Medical Association 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6324504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30646168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.2460