Augmenting body mass index and waist-height ratio for establishing more efficient obesity percentiles among school-going children by using body mass index, waist to hip ratio and waist to height ratio
Background: Traditionally, a fat child is considered as an "attractive" child and is often referred to as a "healthy" child, one who is likely to survive the rigors of undernourishment and infection. The obesity has been defined as a condition of abnormal or excessive fat accumul...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2014-01-01
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Series: | Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2014;volume=5;issue=1;spage=11;epage=14;aulast=Dhole |