International BMI-for-age references underestimate thinness and overestimate overweigth and obesity in Bolivian adolescents Las referencias internacionales de IMC por edad subestiman delgadez y sobreestiman sobrepeso y obesidad en adolescentes bolivianos
Background: Since no growth standards for adolescents exist and a single reference applicable everywhere is still in debate, it is recognized that the best reference should be derived from the growth pattern of the healthy population that will use it. In 2007 a study developed references for body ma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Arán Ediciones, S. L.
2010-06-01
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| Series: | Nutrición Hospitalaria |
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| Online Access: | http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112010000300014 |