Estimated-Adult BMI Versus BMI for Monitoring Childhood Obesity
A child or an adult is considered obese (wasted), when the incumbent has excess (lesser) mass-for-height. BMI (body-mass index) is, universally, employed to estimate status of obesity (wasting). The name was given by Ancel Keys (1904-2004) and co-workers, replacing the earlier name ‘Quetelet index’...
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| Main Author: | Syed Arif Kamal |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, The University of Lahore.
2023-12-01
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| Series: | The Sky |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.uol.edu.pk/the-sky/article/view/2948 |
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