Infants Body Mass Index Reference Curves for Iran
Background: The body mass index, defined as weight/height2, is often used to monitor childhood obesity. The BMI offers a reasonable measure of fatness in children. This study was designed to document the distribution of body mass index (BMI) in healthy south Iranian infants and present local BMI ref...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2004-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/921 |