Age- and Sex-Related Percentiles of Skinfold Thickness, Waist and Hip Circumference, Waist-to-Hip Ratio and Waist-to-Height Ratio: Results from a Population-Based Pediatric Cohort in Germany (LIFE Child)
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity Facts
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1662-4025,1662-4033
DOI: 10.1159/000494767