The utility of body mass index as a measure of body fatness in children and adolescents: differences by race and gender.

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Published in Pediatrics on June 01, 1997

Authors

S R Daniels1, P R Khoury, J A Morrison

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1: Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

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