Schoolchildren from Disadvantaged Backgrounds Present a Loss of Lean Tissue Mass and Significant Increase of Body Fat Mass During the COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany: Results from the MEDdirect Study

Overview

Journal World J Pediatr

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2022 Mar 24

PMID 35322341

Authors

David Muhmann

Marvin Droste

Jorn Schulz

Frederike Linge

Lea Ladewig

Ursula Eisenberg

Susanne Roder

Rainer Buscher

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