Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 133-141 , February 2008

Body mass index and bioelectrical vector distribution in 8-year-old children

  • Bruna Guida

      Affiliations

    • Department Neuroscience/Physiology Nutrition Session, University “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 081 7463216; fax: +39 081 7463639.
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  • Angelo Pietrobelli

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Unit, Verona University Medical School, Policlinic “GB. Rossi”, Verona, Italy
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  • Rossella Trio

      Affiliations

    • Department Neuroscience/Physiology Nutrition Session, University “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
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  • Roberta Laccetti

      Affiliations

    • Department Neuroscience/Physiology Nutrition Session, University “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
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  • Claudio Falconi

      Affiliations

    • Department Neuroscience/Physiology Nutrition Session, University “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
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  • Nunzia Ruggiero Perrino

      Affiliations

    • Department Neuroscience/Physiology Nutrition Session, University “Federico II”, Napoli, Italy
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  • Silvestre Principato

      Affiliations

    • Unit Nutrition, Department Public Health, ASL Napoli 4, Acerra, Italy
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  • Pierluigi Pecoraro

      Affiliations

    • Unit Nutrition, Department Public Health, ASL Napoli 4, Acerra, Italy

Received 24 February 2006 ,Revised 27 June 2006 ,Accepted 18 August 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2006.08.008

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Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 133-141 , February 2008

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