Anthropometric measurements and obesity diagnosis in schoolchildren.
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2011
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To evaluate whether anthropometric methods such as arm muscle area, armfat area, Rohrer index, conicity index, and waist-to-height ratio and the commonly usedbody mass index method are suitable for obesity screening in a multiethnic paediatric pop-ulation.
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Anthropometric parameters, Obesity, Schoolchildren
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CÂNDIDO, A. P.; FREITAS, S. N. de; COELHO, G. L. L. M. Anthropometric measurements and obesity diagnosis in schoolchildren. Acta Paediatrica, Oslo, v. 100, p. e120-e124, 2011. Disponível em: <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02296.x/epdf>. Acesso em: 29 jan. 2017.