Is body mass index an appropriate proxy for body fat in children?

C.M. Doak, D.J. Hoffman, S.A. Norris, M. Campos Ponce, K. Polman, P.L. Griffiths

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    Original languageEnglish
    JournalGlobal Food Security
    Volume2
    Issue number2
    Pages (from-to)65-71
    Number of pages7
    ISSN2211-9124
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

    Keywords

    • Nutrition status
    • Epidemiology
    • Children
    • Overweight
    • Obesity
    • Body mass index
    • BMI
    • History
    • World Health Organization (WHO)
    • WHO
    • Definitions
    • Height
    • Weight
    • Review of the literature

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