BMI, waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio: diabetes mellitus type 2
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Waist circumference and waist-hip ratio as predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the Nepalese population of Kavre District.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0954-3007,1476-5640
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.119