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Why is the body mass index calculated as mass/height2, not as mass/height3?

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Title: Why is the body mass index calculated as mass/height2, not as mass/height3?
Authors: Burton RF; Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. R.F.Burton@bio.gla.ac.uk
Source: Annals of human biology [Ann Hum Biol] 2007 Nov-Dec; Vol. 34 (6), pp. 656-63.
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