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Editorial
. 1998 Nov 21;317(7170):1401-2.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7170.1401.

Body mass index standards for children. Are useful for clinicians but not yet for epidemiologists

A M Prentice
Editorial

Body mass index standards for children. Are useful for clinicians but not yet for epidemiologists

A M Prentice. BMJ. .
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Body mass index centiles for boys (those for girls are very similar)
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