title: Is body mass index for children and adolescents assessed differently than for adults?
authors.affiliation: ADA Knowledge Center, Chicago, IL, USA. knowledge@eatright.org
authors.forename: Eleese
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cunningham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001823:Body Composition; D001824:Body Constitution; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000145:classification*; D012737:Sex Factors