Retraction of: Zhang YX, Wang SR. Distribution of body composition index and the relationship
with blood pressure among children aged 7 to 12 years in Shandong, China. Asia Pac J
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This paper has been retracted due to a substantial degree of overlap with an earlier publication
by the authors titled: Relation of body mass index, fat mass index and fat-free mass index
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