Does the BMI reflect body fat in obese children and adolescents? A study using the TOBEC method
- 1 February 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 25 (2) , 279-285
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801511
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