Body mass index as an estimate of body fat
β Scribed by Hannan, W. James ;Wrate, Robert M. ;Cowen, Steven J. ;Freeman, Christopher P. L.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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