High adiposity and high body mass index–for-age in US children and adolescents overall and by race-ethnic group

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MedicineBody mass indexPercentileDemographyPopulationNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyEthnic groupObesityGerontologyInternal medicineEnvironmental health

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 91
Issue: 4
Pages: 1020-1026
Citations: 235
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                                    Katherine M. Flegal, 
                                
                                    Cynthia L. Ogden, 
                                
                                    Jack A. Yanovski
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            High adiposity and high body mass index–for-age in US children and adolescents overall and by race-ethnic group. 
                            American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
                            , 91
                            (4)
                            , 1020-1026.
                            https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.2009.28589
                        

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DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28589