Using body mass index for the estimation of the nutritional status of school children – are international standards good enough?

Sead Malićević; Sanja Mazić

doi:10.2298/VSP230405035M

Sead Malićević College of Sports and Health, Belgrade, Serbia; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Sanja Mazić College of Sports and Health, Belgrade, Serbia; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP230405035M

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