Waist-to-height ratio is correlated with height in US children and adolescents aged 2–18 years
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Arm circumference to height-ratio (AHtR) – an alternate tool to identify overweight and obesity in children aged 5-12 years
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1747-7166,1747-7174
DOI: 10.1080/17477160802068957