Behavioral covariates of waist-to-hip ratio in Rancho Bernardo.
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Pattern of fat distribution (waist to hip ratio) and body mass index in high school adolescents in Ilam
Background. Adolescence is a critical period of growth and different variables can effect on this process in this age period. The relationship between obesity in adolescence and some metabolic disorders in the future has been reported by many studies. This study was carried out to determine the pattern of fat distribution among high school adolescents in Ilam city in 2013. Method. In this cross...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.80.11.1358