Body mass index and body composition scaling to height in children and adolescent

Childhood obesity prevalence has been increased and known to be related to various diseases and mortality in adult and body mass index (BMI) has been widely used as a screening tool in children with obesity. It is important to understand what BMI is and its limitations. BMI is a measure of weight ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chung, Sochung
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Pediatric Endocrinology 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623339/