Evaluation of waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and the conicity index as screening tools for high trunk fat mass, as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, in children aged 3-19 y.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

• Publication date

  2000-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1093/AJCN/72.2.490PMID 10919946
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