Neck Circumference as a Useful Marker for Screening Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents
Objectives: Overweight and obesity at an early age are an important criterion for predicting chronic diseases. Each anthropometric method available to assess obesity has its limitations. Recently, one of the indices proposed to better detect this complication is neck circumference (NC). The aim of t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=757&pdf=images/757_M_Deatials_Pdf_.pdf&type=pdf |