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Correction to: Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy
BMC Pediatrics volume 20, Article number: 92 (2020)
Correction to: BMC Pediatr
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0844-6
Following the publication of article by Cauble et al. [1], typographical errors were discovered. The Lingwood et al. and Deierlein et al. equations were listed incorrectly. To avoid confusion to the readers, the authors propose to publish a correction. The errors and the corresponding corrections are shown below:
The paper lists the Deierlein equation as:
The correct Deierlein equation is:
The paper lists the Lingwood equation as:
The correct Lingwood equation is:
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Cauble JS, Dewi M, Hull HR. Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy. BMC Pediatr. 2017;17:88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-017-0844-6.
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Cauble, J.S., Dewi, M. & Hull, H.R. Correction to: Validity of anthropometric equations to estimate infant fat mass at birth and in early infancy. BMC Pediatr 20, 92 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-1989-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-1989-2