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Measuring Adiposity in Patients: The Utility of Body Mass Index (BMI), Percent Body Fat, and Leptin

Nirav R. Shah ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Nirav R. Shah, Eric R. Braverman

Current address: New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Eric R. Braverman

Contributed equally to this work with: Nirav R. Shah, Eric R. Braverman

* E-mail: info@pathfounationny.org

Affiliations PATH Foundation NY, New York, New York, United States of America, Department of Neurosurgery, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States of America
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Measuring Adiposity in Patients: The Utility of Body Mass Index (BMI), Percent Body Fat, and Leptin

Nirav R. Shah,
Eric R. Braverman

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Published: April 2, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0033308

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