Validity of the body mass index as an in
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May C. Wang; Laura K. Bachrach
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The primary objective was to investigate the influences of ethnicity and pubertal stage on the ability of body mass index (BMI) to rank adiposity in a cohort of 402 Asian, African, Hispanic, and White Americans, aged 9-25 years. BMI was calculated from measured weight and height. Body composition an