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doi: 10.1136/bmj.k1274.
Is BMI the best measure of obesity?
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Is BMI the best measure of obesity?
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Is BMI the best measure of obesity?BMJ. 2018 May 23;361:k2293. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k2293. BMJ. 2018. PMID: 29793945 No abstract available.
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Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare that PA and MJP are conducting a trial on prevention of childhood obesity in Chinese schools that has received a donation from Yong Ning Pharmaceuticals in China.
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