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Body index measurements in 1996-7 compared with 1980
Archives of Disease in Childhood · 2000 · Vol. 82(2) · pp. 107–112
A.M. Fredriks✉(Leiden University)
Abstract
BMI age references have increased in the past 17 years. Therefore, strategies to prevent obesity in childhood should be a priority in child public health.
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietBirth, Development, and HealthNutritional Studies and DietMedicineBody mass indexObesityDemographyChildhood obesityPediatricsCross-sectional studyDemographicsOverweightInternal medicine
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AdolescentAdultAge FactorsChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesEducational StatusFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansInfantMaleNetherlandsObesityReference Values
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