The impact of height during childhood on the national prevalence rates of overweight.

<h4>Background</h4>It is known that height and body mass index (BMI) are correlated in childhood. However, its impact on the (trend of) national prevalence rates of overweight and obesity has never been investigated. The aim of our study is to investigate the relation between height and...

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Main Authors: Paula van Dommelen, Marlou L A de Kroon, Noël Cameron, Yvonne Schönbeck, Stef van Buuren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465694/pdf/?tool=EBI