The Sitting-Height Index of Build, (Body Mass)/(Sitting Height)3, as an Improvement on the Body Mass Index for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
The body mass index (BMI) is unsatisfactory in being affected by both relative leg length and height, and, for use with children and adolescents, therefore needs to be interpreted in relation to age. The sitting-height index of build (body mass)/(sitting height)3, is largely free of these disadvanta...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Children |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/5/2/30 |