Assessment of Body Mass Index in Infancy: It Is Time to Revise Our Guidelines

J Pediatr. 2019 Jan:204:10-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.09.025. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Authors

Jessica G Woo¹, Stephen R Daniels²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Department of Pediatrics University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address: jessica.woo@cchmc.org.
² Department of Pediatrics University of Colorado School of Medicine Aurora, Colorado.

PMID: 30297288
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.09.025

No abstract available

Keywords: Body mass index; WHO growth charts; obesity.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Body Composition*
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Humans
Infant