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Editorial
. 2013 Jul;98(1):1-3.
doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.064907. Epub 2013 May 29.

Pediatric body composition references: what's missing?

Ellen W Demerath, William Johnson
Editorial

Pediatric body composition references: what's missing?

Ellen W Demerath et al. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Jul.
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FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1.
Comparison of FMI-for-age reference curves, by sex, for the United States and the United Kingdom. FMI, fat mass index.
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