Body Adiposity Index is Worse than Body Mass Index when Evaluating the Factors Associated with Adiposity in Elderly People
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Does body adiposity index evaluate percentage of body fat?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2469-5858
DOI: 10.23937/2469-5858/1510035