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Research Paper

BMI and BMI SDS in childhood: annual increments and conditional change

Bente BrannsetherDepartment of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Pediatrics, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway; Correspondence[email protected]
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Geir Egil EideCentre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Research Group for Lifestyle Epidemiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;
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Mathieu RoelantsDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Belgium;
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Robert BjerknesDepartment of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;
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Pétur Benedikt JúlíussonDepartment of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; ;Department of Pediatrics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Pages 28-33 | Received 25 Jun 2015, Accepted 31 Dec 2015, Published online: 10 Mar 2016

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