Body mass index as a standard of living measure: a different interpretation for the case of Colombia
We analyze the Body Mass Index (BMI) in a distinct way of its traditional use and it lets us use it as a proxy of standard of living for the case of Colombia. Our approach is focused on studying how far the people are from the normal range and not on the score of each one and this lets us to treat e...
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Formato: | Documento de trabajo (Working Paper) |
Lenguaje: | Español (Spanish) |
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Universidad del Rosario
2009
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Acceso en línea: | http://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/10987 |