Anthropometric and clinical correlates of fat mass in healthy term infants at 6 months of age
Abstract Background Body composition in infancy plays a central role in the programming of metabolic diseases. Fat mass (FM) is determined by personal and environmental factors. Anthropometric measurements allow for estimations of FM in many age groups; however, correlations of these measurements wi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-019-1430-x |