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Body mass index - a physics perspective

Body mass index - a physics perspective

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英文摘要

Almost two centuries ago Adolphe Quetelet came up with an index to characterize man which is frequently used today to make predictions about health status. We show that this so called body mass index is directly related to the ratio between the physical quantities metabolic rate and heat loss.

H. Gawlitza、S. P. Apell、O. Wahlsten

物理学基础医学

H. Gawlitza,S. P. Apell,O. Wahlsten.Body mass index - a physics perspective[EB/OL].(2011-09-01)[2025-08-02].https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.0296.点此复制

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