Children and young people's body mass index measures derived from routine data sources: A national data linkage study in Wales.

<h4>Background</h4>Routine monitoring of Body Mass Index (BMI) in general practice, and via national surveillance programmes, is essential for the identification, prevention, and management of unhealthy childhood weight. We examined and compared the presence and representativeness of chi...

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Main Authors: Lucy J Griffiths, James Rafferty, Richard Fry, Helen Daniels, Carol Dezateux, Nicola Firman, Theodora Pouliou, Gareth Stratton, Amy Mizen, Ronan A Lyons, Alan Watkins, Jo Davies, Rowena Bailey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0300221&type=printable