A comparison of international references for the assessment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity in different populations
- 24 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 56 (10), 973-982
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejcn.1601415
Abstract
European Journal of Clinical Nutrition is a high quality, peer-reviewed journal that covers all aspects of human nutrition.Keywords
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