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A height-weight formula to measure body fat in childhood obesity

BACKGROUND: The assessment of body composition is central in diagnosis and treatment of paediatric obesity, but a criterion method is not feasible in clinical practice. Even the use of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is limited in children. Body mass index (BMI) Z-score is frequently used as...

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Autores principales: Licenziati, Maria Rosaria, Ballarin, Giada, Iannuzzo, Gabriella, Lonardo, Maria Serena, Di Vincenzo, Olivia, Iannuzzi, Arcangelo, Valerio, Giuliana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9210685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35729585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13052-022-01285-8