Use of percentiles for the body mass ind
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Hebebrand, Johannes ;Himmelmann, G�nther W. ;Heseker, Helmut ;Sch�fer, Helmut ;R
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Article
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1996
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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Objective: Percentiles for the body mass index (BMI) offer a possibility to epidemiologically assess the linear weight criterion of 85% average body weight commonly used for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa. Method: BMI values corresponding to 85% average body weight were calculated and assessed wi