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Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey

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1992 • 2,258 citations

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1995 • 1,459 citations

Hypertension and Associated Metabolic Abnormalities — The Role of Insulin Resistance and the Sympathoadrenal System

1996 • 1,453 citations

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Persistent Elevation of Plasma Insulin Levels Is Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Children and Young Adults

1996 • 263 citations

Preschool Physical Activity Level and Change in Body Fatness in Young Children: The Framingham Children's Study

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Repeated Partial Sleep Deprivation Progressively Changes the EEG During Sleep and Wakefulness

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Sleep as a Mediator of the Relationship between Socioeconomic Status and Health: A Hypothesis

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Physical Activity, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Children. The Belgian Luxembourg Child Study II

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Relation of body fat patterning to lipid and lipoprotein concentrations in children and adolescents: the Bogalusa Heart Study

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Metabolism during normal, fragmented, and recovery sleep

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Body fat patterning and blood pressure in children and young adults. The Bogalusa Heart Study.

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Effects of Systemic Growth Hormone (GH) Administration on Regional Adipose Tissue Distribution and Metabolism in GH-Deficient Children*

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