Body mass index and percent body fat: a meta analysis among different ethnic groups

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Deurenberg, P, Yap, M, van Staveren, WA·1998·International Journal of Obesity

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Authors: Deurenberg, P., Yap, M., & van Staveren, W.
Venue: International Journal of Obesity
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1998-12
Volume: 22
Issue: 12
Pages: 1164-1171
ISSN: 0307-0565 (ISSN-L)
1476-5497
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800741
OpenAlex: W1976210931
Cited by: 1,390
References: 0
FWCI: 9.64
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)

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