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Interrelationships between BMI, skinfold thicknesses, percent body fat, and cardiovascular disease r...

Interrelationships between BMI, skinfold thicknesses, percent body fat, and cardiovascular disease r...

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Interrelationships between BMI, skinfold thicknesses, percent body fat, and cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. children and adolescents

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Interrelationships between BMI, skinfold thicknesses, percent body fat, and cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. children and adolescents

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC pediatrics, 2015-11, Vol.15 (1), p.188-188, Article 188

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Although the estimation of body fatness by Slaughter skinfold thickness equations (PBF(Slaughter)) has been widely used, the accuracy of this method is uncertain. We have previously examined the interrelationships among the body mass index (BMI), PBF(Slaughter), percent body fat from dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (PBF(DXA)) and CVD risk factor l...

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Interrelationships between BMI, skinfold thicknesses, percent body fat, and cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. children and adolescents

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4652422

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4652422

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1471-2431

E-ISSN

1471-2431

DOI

10.1186/s12887-015-0493-6

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