Body Mass Index: A Scientific Evidence-Based Inquiry
OBJECTVE: To objectively and critically assess body mass index and to propose alternatives for relating body weight and height that are evidence-based and that eliminate or reduce the limitations of the body mass index. METHODS: To analyze the relations involving weight and height, we used 2 databas...
Main Authors: | Djalma Rabelo Ricardo, Claudio Gil Soares de Araújo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
2002-07-01
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Series: | Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2002001000007 |
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