Anthropometric indices in relation to overweight and obesity among Turkish medical students
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Anthropometric indices in relation to overweight and obesity among Turkish medical students
INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to present the reference anthropometric data associated with obesity for cardiovascular risk and metabolic diseases for healthy young adults in a Turkish population. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group consisted of 1163 second-year medical students (650 women, 513 men) aged 20-25 years from Çukurova University in Adana and the measurements were made usi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Medical Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1734-1922
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2012.28546