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Editorial

. 1998 Feb;132(2):191-3.

doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70426-3.

Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents

W H Dietz, T N Robinson

PMID: 9506622
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70426-3

Editorial

Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents

W H Dietz et al. J Pediatr. 1998 Feb.

. 1998 Feb;132(2):191-3.

doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70426-3.

Authors

W H Dietz, T N Robinson

PMID: 9506622
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70426-3

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Body mass index as a measure of adiposity among children and adolescents: a validation study.
Pietrobelli A, Faith MS, Allison DB, Gallagher D, Chiumello G, Heymsfield SB. Pietrobelli A, et al. J Pediatr. 1998 Feb;132(2):204-10. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70433-0. J Pediatr. 1998. PMID: 9506629

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