Body Mass Index Of Nigerian Adolescent Urban Secondary School Girls

Background and Aims: Body mass index (BMI) is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of screening for weight status, which may have detrimental health consequences. The aim of our study was to assess the pattern of BMI among Nigerian adolescent secondary school girls and determine the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Onyiriuka Alphonsus N., Ikuren Jackson I., Onyiriuka Rita C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/rjdnmd-2015-0019