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Aviva Must,
GE Dallal,
WH Dietz
(1991).
Reference data for obesity: 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (wt/ht2) and triceps skinfold thickness.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
, 53
(4)
, 839-846.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/53.4.839
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- 10.1093/ajcn/53.4.839